Vintage Flat Hopi Indian Kachina Doll Cradle Doll 10 Tall
This is a vintage Hopi flat kachina. It is 10" tall and 5" wide by 3 deep. This kachina has scuffs to the paint, especially on the bottom of the beak and around the head. It has the traditional cotton string for hanging. Flat kachinas are also called cradle dolls because they are given to Hopi infants.
Flat dolls are the very oldest form of Katsinas dolls among the Hopi. Kachina Dolls are gifts given in hope of future abundance and health, as well as tools for education. In Hopi ceremony Kachinas come down from the sacred mountains to dance and bring life and renewal.
When the Kachinas return to the spirit world, they return with prayers of the Hopi. We guarantee all of our Native American Indian items to be AUTHENTIC American Indian traditional arts. To see more vintage Native American jewelry. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American: US\1935-Now\Dolls & Kachinas".The seller is "gwhitetrading" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Israel, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Luxembourg.
- Handmade: Yes
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Featured Refinements: Hopi Kachina Doll
- Size: 10\
- Culture: Native American: US
- Provenance: Arizona Estate
- Tribal Affiliation: Hopi