Hopi Pueblo Ogre Women Kachina Doll

20th Century

9.375" H x 4.375" L x 4.875" W

Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root of an Ogre Women with a Knife and Cane Signed on Back

Excellent Condition

Hopi Ogre Woman Kachina Dolls (also spelled Katsina) represent fearsome female ogre spirits in Hopi Pueblo culture, primarily Soyok Wuhti (or Soyoko Wuhti) and variants like Soyok Mana. These figures appear during the Powamu (Bean Dance) ceremony to discipline children, enforcing good behavior by threatening to capture or punish naughty ones—often with a crook, knife, or basket—though they ultimately reinforce community values.