Kachina: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	hopi • katsina • katcina

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Hopi squirrel spirit

Hopi kachina doll

Native American Hopi artists carve kachina dolls, representing spirits of ancestors. Children learn about the kachina spirits while they play with the dolls.

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