Hopi Kachina Doll

6.5" H - 7.375" H with Feather

Hand Carved Cottonwood Root 

Very Good Condition

Hopi Kachina dolls (also known as tithu or katsintithu in the Hopi language) are hand-carved wooden figures created by the Hopi people of northeastern Arizona.  These dolls represent kachinas (or katsinam, plural), which are supernatural spirit beings central to Hopi cosmology and religion.  The kachinas are believed to reside in the San Francisco Peaks (known as Nuvatukya'ovi to the Hopi) and descend to the Hopi villages during the winter and spring to bring rain, ensure fertile crops, promote harmony with nature, and guide the community in rituals.  There are estimated to be between 300 and over 1,000 different kachinas, each embodying specific natural forces, animals, plants, or societal roles.