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Description: | The Kachinas are used in the Hopi tribe which forms a group of Pueblo Indians, but their language is different. They live in northeast Arizona and New Mexico (USA). The Kachinas represent spirits which once lived among the Pueblo Indians and which, according to legend, govern the existence of animals, plants, the sun, the moon and the thunder and so on. As they are considered helpful and beneficeint, the spirits ,aka a symbolic return each year when Hopi men impersonate them in ritual dances and costume. The dolls were not considered sacred in themselves, but were given to children to teach them about tribal mythology. There are over 300 different Kachinas. They also made Kachina dolls to sell to tourists.
Hopi Indians 'Kachina' dolls | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Childhood Toys Social history Traditions North American Indians Dolls and Toys | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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