Hopi Pueblo Kachina Doll

Late 20th Century

8.125" H x 2.75" L x 2.625" W

Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root and Painted in Red, Green, Light Blue, Blue, Yellow, Brown, White and Black Colors Adorned with Feathers, Yarn and Holding a Rattle and a Plant Leaf

In Very Good Condition

Hopi Kachina Dolls (also spelled Katsina or tihu in the Hopi language) are traditional carved figures created by the Hopi people of northeastern Arizona. These are not toys but sacred representations of katsinam—spiritual beings that act as messengers between humans and the divine, embodying deities, ancestors, natural elements (like rain or crops), animals, or forces of nature.