HOPI KACHINA DOLLS

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The {Keme} doll shown is an old one brought to me by a trader. It was in

rather poor condition. The paint was smeared and rubbed off in places.

By carefully matching the original colors, I went over the entire doll.

Note the feet. They are different from those of any of the five on the

preceding page.

The Crow Kachina is one that I selected for a lamp base. In the actual

costume there are real crow wings attached to the mask, but these dolls

are also made with wings of wood in several different styles.

The Hot’e Kachina is often used for doll designs, and here, too, some

dolls have small feathers attached to the mask, while others have wooden

symbolic feathers. Some Hoté dolls have a miniature concha belt made of

tin and a thin strip of black leather. The bow and rattle, of course,

are slipped respectively into a notch and a hole in the hands.

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