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Kachina Doll
Arizona.
Hopi
Kokopelli Katsina – Flute player Kachina doll
Carved wood (cottonwood), natural pigments
Circa 1900
Height : 8 in. (20.5 cm)
Ex collection Frank Hill, USA
Ex private collection, Santa Fe
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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.
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