Navajo Ogre Kachina Doll By Otitlie Jackson

Mid/Late 20th Century

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Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root and Adorned with Yarn, White Fur, Hair, Leather and Feathers

In Very Good Condition

Otellie Jackson is documented as a Hopi artist from First Mesa who carved various Kachina dolls, including examples like Wolf Kachina, Blue Whipper (Sakwa Hu), and others sold through auctions, Etsy, and galleries. No direct matches turn up for an Ogre Kachina specifically by this artist, but Hopi carvers like her produced a range of traditional figures.

The Navajo Ogre Kachina Doll is a type of traditional Native American doll representing ogre-like spirit beings. These figures originate primarily from Hopi culture, where Kachina (or Katsina) dolls depict supernatural beings that teach lessons, enforce discipline (especially with children during ceremonies), and embody aspects of the spiritual world.