16" Collectible Native American Indian Porcelain Doll (Lalita) D16722
Kachina Dolls

Kachina Dolls are figures carved, typically of cottonwood root, by Hopi Tribe and can have various uses.

Kachina Dolls can be used to instruct girls about katsinas the immortal beings.

Kachina Dolls represent katsinas, the immortal beings that bring rain, control other aspects of the society

Kachina Dolls represent katsinas or katsinam, and act as messengers between humanity and the spirit world.

Kachina Dolls represent katsinas or katsinam and derive from Hopi katsina figures known as tithu or katsintithu in the Hopi language.