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American Southwest Kachina Figures: Researched by Hannah Robinson

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Kachina figures are made by many different Native cultures of the American Southwest region, but they are believed to have originated with the Hopi culture.  The more geometric, compact, and simplified Kachina figures, or Tihu figures (plural Tithu), are traditional sculptures that depict Hopi spirits and serve as educational, religious objects; these figures are carved by the … [Read more...] about American Southwest Kachina Figures: Researched by Hannah Robinson

Filed Under: 2016 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: Dine culture, hopi culture, kachina figure, kokopelli, kokopelli kachina, mudhead, mudhead kachina, Navajo culture, spirit figure, spirit figure kachina, sun kachina, tihu, yei, yei kachina

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