Each century since the early 1700s, girls have been gifted these unusual-looking dolls of Native American art. The term “ Kachina ” means spirit. It was coined from the Hopi word called Kachi. According to Native American indigenes, these dolls symbolize the spirits of nature, known as Ketsinam. More @Wikipedia
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