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Kachina Doll
Arizona
Hopi
Hahai Wuhti Mana Katsina – Mother of Kachina
Carved wood (cottonwood) and pigments
Circa 1940s
Height: 7 in. (18 cm)
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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 teaching 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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