The kachina dolls made by the Hopi, the native inhabitants of what is now Northeastern Arizona, represent benevolent spirits that reside on sacred mesas and mountains. Often carved from dried cottonwood roots, such figures would have been given to children as part of their religious training and are revered as intermediaries between supernatural and worldly realms.
DESIGNER/
Hopi Tribe
DATE/
1900
MATERIALS/
Cottonwood root, pigments
DIMENSIONS/
24.765 x 6.985 x 40.64 cm
STYLE/
Historic
HERITAGE/
United States
SHIPS FROM/
Santa Fe
