9 INCH Smiling Grandmother Kachina
Kachina Dolls

Kachina Dolls are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people and can have differing uses.

Kachina Dolls may be used to instruct new brides about katsinam the immortal beings.

Kachina Dolls represent katsinas or katsinam, the immortal beings that bring rain, control other aspects of the natural world and society

Kachina Dolls depict katsinas, and serve as messengers between humans and the spirit world.

Kachina Dolls are figures carved, usually from cottonwood root, by the Hopi Tribe and may have different uses.