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Kachina doll
Arizona
Kae Katsina – Corn Kachina doll
Hopi
Circa 1920s-30s
Carved wood (cottonwood), pigments and feathers
Height: 18 cm – 7 in.
Ex private collection Tucson, Arizona
Kae Kachina doll 18 cm / Galerie Flak
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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.
This is a spare variant of the Corn Dancer Katsina. Ka’e is one of the Flower Kachinas (Tusak Katsinam). The Ka’e dancer is celebrated and well-loved for his songs and dances. This Kachina spirit invokes the elements to make corn harvests fruitful.
This is a spare variant of the Corn Dancer Katsina. Ka’e is one of the Flower Kachinas (Tusak Katsinam). The Ka’e dancer is celebrated and well-loved for his songs and dances. This Kachina spirit invokes the elements to make corn harvests fruitful.
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