Raynard Lalo is a traditional Hopi kachina carver from the Third Mesa village of Hotevilla in Arizona. His hallmark is a half spider web, symbolic of the maternal clan to which he belongs: the Spider Clan. Raynard has been creating traditional kachina carvings since the age of 15. As with all traditional Hopi kachina carvings, the wood used to create Raynard’s work is the root of a cottonwood tree, called paako in Hopi. Once the right piece of paako is selected, Raynard roughs out the form of the kachina by first using a rip saw to cut the wood to length and then a coping saw to remove much of the wood that won’t be used for the finished carving. Raynard uses only mineral pigments with tree sap binder to ensure that the pigments adhere to his work. Raynard then paints the details specific to the particular kachina he is depicting. The final step in creating a kachina carving is to tie on and trim feathers and place a cotton string around the neck of the carving for hanging.