Collection:
Tribes - Pueblo
Title:
Katchinas
Date:
ND
Scope & Content:
Typewritten description and sketches of the Katchina doll. They are generally carved of cottonwoood or pine in the shape of various gods, ancestral spirits, corn maidens, birds, squirrels, etc. whose influence is needed to make rain fall, crops abundant and life beautiful. The are used in many of the religious ceremonies held during the winter or spring.
Pueblo
4 pages
Pueblo
4 pages
Object ID:
DOC.ND01032
Object Name:
Description
Search Terms:
Pueblo
Katchina
Katcina
gods
spirits
religion
Malo
Hopi
Zuni
Oraibi
Pamurti
Katchina
Katcina
gods
spirits
religion
Malo
Hopi
Zuni
Oraibi
Pamurti