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- 210728-070 Vintage White Ogre Hopi Kachina / Katsina Doll; Missing 1 Horn
210728-070 Vintage White Ogre Hopi Kachina / Katsina Doll; Missing 1 Horn
Hopi Kachina / Katsina Doll; 11"
Late 20th Century
Hand Carved Cottonwood Root
A function of the Ogre Katsinas is to act as disciplinarians for the Hopi children. One of their responsibilities is to appear at the home of a Hopi and demand to see the children that they then question as to their behavior and whether they have learned the chores they are supposed to know—for the girls that could be the proper way to grind corn on a metate with a mano and for the boys the proper way to hunt rabbits. If there are questions by the Ogres as to whether the children have learned their lessons, they may give them a week or two to practice and let them know that they will be back again to check on progress. Of course, the children are terrified of the anticipated return of the Ogres.
A kachina (/kəˈtʃiːnə/; also katchina, katcina, or katsina; Hopi: katsina [kaˈtsʲina], plural katsinim [kaˈtsʲinim]) is a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo peoples, Native American cultures located in the south-western part of the United States. Dolls are carved traditionally as teaching tools for the children as Oral Traditions as facilitated with the dolls. Each doll has a story associated, sometimes historical events, sometimes the physical world and sometimes the mystical. In the Pueblo cultures, kachina rites are practiced by the Hopi, Zuni, Hopi-Tewa, and certain Keresan tribes, as well as in most Pueblo tribes in New Mexico.
Due to the fragile nature of kachina dolls, we do not guarantee they will not break during shipping. We do our best to pack them well, but due to their fragile nature and even with the best packing, small pieces can break. If you are purchasing kachina dolls, please keep this in mind.