Kachina & Indian Dolls Photos

Kachina dolls are a Hopi & an adopted Navajo cultural tradition to represent the beings who control the natural world. Dolls & figures made by other tribal cultures are also included.

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Two Zuni & Hopi Kachina dolls at Peabody Museum. Cambridge, MA.Wooden Hopi Kachina doll at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.Zuni mosaic kachina pendant at Millicent Rogers Museum. Taos, NM.Wooden Hopi Kachina dolls at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.
Two Zuni (c1905) & Hopi (c1937-63) Kachina dolls at Peabody Museum. Cambridge, MA.Wooden Hopi Kachina doll (1910-40) at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.Zuni mosaic kachina pendant (1920s) at Millicent Rogers Museum. Taos, NM.Wooden Hopi Kachina dolls (1920-40) at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.
Kachina dolls from Arizona at Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Cleveland, OH.Old town arts & crafts store. Scottsdale, AZ.Hopi Butterfly Maiden Kachina doll from AZ & Santo Domingo ceramic pot from, NM at Seeley Stable Museum in Old Town. San Diego, CA.Hand carved Hopi Kachina dolls in shop window on Greene St. Silverton, CO.
Kachina dolls (c1930) from Arizona at Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Cleveland, OH.Kachina doll metal sculpture at crafts shop. Scottsdale, AZ.Hopi Butterfly Maiden Kachina doll from AZ & Santo Domingo ceramic pot from, NM at Seeley Stable Museum in Old Town. San Diego, CA.Hand carved Hopi Kachina dolls in shop window on Greene St. Silverton, CO.
Hopi Kachina doll from Oraibi, AZ at Yale Peabody Museum. New Haven, CT.Kachina doll at Peabody Museum. Cambridge, MA.Kachina Dolls in a shop. Santa Fe, NM.Kachina doll door pulls on KiMo Theatre. Albuquerque, NM.
Hopi Kachina doll from Oraibi, AZ at Yale Peabody Museum. New Haven, CT.Kachina doll at Peabody Museum. Cambridge, MA.Kachina Dolls in a shop. Santa Fe, NM.Kachina doll door pulls on KiMo Theatre. Albuquerque, NM.
Kachina dolls & Southwestern native arts at McNay Art Museum. San Antonio, TX.Wooden Hopi Kachina doll & Navajo silver & turquoise jewelry at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.Indian dolls in Girard wing at Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe, NM.Carved Indian dolls in shop at Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM.
Kachina dolls & Southwestern native arts at McNay Art Museum. San Antonio, TX.Wooden Hopi Kachina doll & Navajo silver & turquoise jewelry at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.Indian dolls in Girard wing at Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe, NM.Carved Indian dolls in shop at Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM.
Carved Indian dolls in shop at Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM.Carved Indian dolls in shop at Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM.Seri native seaweed doll with skirt from Northwest Mexico at Arizona State Museum. Tucson, AZ.Navajo dolls at Riverside Museum. Riverside, CA.
Carved Indian dolls in shop at Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM.Carved Indian dolls in shop at Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM.Seri (Comcáac) native seaweed doll with skirt (1941) from Northwest Mexico at Arizona State Museum. Tucson, AZ.Navajo dolls (1935-55) at Riverside Museum. Riverside, CA.
Mohave doll at Peabody Museum. Cambridge, MA.Elk teeth decorated girl's dress & Blackfeet doll with beads representing elk's teeth at National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, DC.Cheyenne doll & Cheyenne dress at Oklahoma History Center. Oklahoma City, OK.
Mohave doll (c1912) at Peabody Museum. Cambridge, MA.Elk teeth decorated girl's dress (c1915) (Crow nation) & Blackfeet doll (c1850) with beads representing elk's teeth at National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, DC.Cheyenne doll (c1890) & Cheyenne dress (c1915) at Oklahoma History Center. Oklahoma City, OK.
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