Kachina Doll
Hopi, Arizona, USA
Angak’China
Long Hair Kachina Doll
Carved wood (cottonwood), natural pigments, hide, horsehair
Circa 1890
Height: 12 ¼ in. (31 cm)
Ex collection Elaine Lustig Cohen (1927-2016), New York
Price: sold

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Kachina dolls (or katsinam) represent spirits or gods from the pantheon of the Pueblo peoples in the American Southwest. Given to children, kachina dolls constituted a pedagogical tool allowing them to familiarize themselves with the spiritual world and perpetuating knowledge of the founding myths on which their society was based.