Hopi Pueblo Kachina Doll

20th Century

6.125" H x 2.5" L x 4.5" W

Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root Holding a Knife and Scalp and Adorned with Fur, Yarn and Feathers with a Carved Fox Tail

In Very Good Condition

Hopi Pueblo Kachina Dolls (also known as Katsina or Katsinam dolls, from the Hopi word tithu or katsintithu) are traditional hand-carved wooden figures created by the Hopi people, a Native American Pueblo tribe primarily residing in northeastern Arizona.

These dolls represent katsinam—benevolent spirit beings or supernatural entities that act as messengers between humans and the spiritual world. The katsinam are believed to bring rain, ensure fertile crops, promote fertility, control aspects of nature, and maintain harmony in society. They embody spirits of animals, natural forces, ancestors, deities, or other elements.