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Kachina Doll
Arizona
Hopi
A-ha Mana Katsina – Maiden Kachina Doll with butterfly coiffure
Carved wood (cottonwood) and natural pigments
Circa 1900-1910
Height: 6½ in. (16.5 cm)
Ex private collection, Nebraska
Sold
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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