{"product_id":"221107-434-hopi-kachina-kokopelli-kachina-katsina","title":"Hopi Pueblo Kachina Kokopelli Doll","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eLate 20th Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e12.25\" H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eHand Carved from Cottonwood Root\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eIn Very Good Condition NOTE: His Nose is Missing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eThe Male \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eKokopelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e is a hunched back flute player, fertility god, seducer of young girls, and baby-maker, he carries a bag of presents to distribute to the women he seduces. Probably the most popular kachina of all, his image appears widely in rock art and ancient pottery throughout the southwest and today this figure is a widely used motif on pottery, jewelry, and other Native American items. He only appears in the Mixed Kachina Dances and sometimes he appears in the Night Dance. Although his origins and the significance of his prehistoric appearances are speculative, he has a contemporary presence as a figure in Hopi stories and as a Hopi kachina. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eKokopelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e Mana is the Hopi Goddess of fertility and the wife of the fertility God \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eKokopelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e. Hand Carved Cottonwood Root; A kachina (\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003ek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eəˈtʃiːnə\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e\/; also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003ekatchina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003ekatcina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e, or katsina; Hopi: katsina [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003ekaˈtsʲina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e], plural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003ekatsinim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003ekaˈtsʲinim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e]) is a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo peoples, Native American cultures located in the south-western part of the United States. Dolls are carved traditionally as teaching tools for the children as Oral Traditions as facilitated with the dolls. Each doll has a story associated, sometimes historical events, sometimes the physical world and sometimes the mystical. In the Pueblo cultures, kachina rites are practiced by the Hopi, Zuni, Hopi-Tewa, and certain Keresan tribes, as well as in most Pueblo tribes in New Mexico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eDue to the fragile nature of kachina dolls, we do not guarantee they will not break during shipping. We do our best to pack them well, but due to their fragile nature and even with the best packing, small pieces can break. If you are purchasing kachina dolls, please keep this in mind. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45877577351333,"sku":"221107-434","price":335.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/221107-434_1.jpg?v=1763767556","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/221107-434-hopi-kachina-kokopelli-kachina-katsina","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}