Kachina Dolls

Sender: Hootnoodle

Kachina Dolls, Zuni. 

Left: Wood, pigments, horsehair on hide, cotton, feathers, hide, tin, 20 x 6 1/2" 

Right: Wood, pigments, hair, hide, fur, cotton, wool, yucca, 19 x 6".

From the Brooklyn Museum: Kachinas are representative of three types of entities within the religion of the Hopi and Zuni people. First, a Kachina is a spiritual ancestor who is a messenger to and from the gods. Second, a Kachina is a male dancer personifying these spirits. And third, a Kachina doll is carved as a secular representation of the spirits.