Kachinas
Kachinas are ancestral spirits, deities, and personifications of natural phenomena in the religions of the Pueblo Native American people. These spirits are believed to inhabit the mountains and other remote places. Kachinas are not worshipped as gods in the Western sense, but rather as intermediaries and benefactors. The term "kachina" also refers to the carved wooden figures that represent these spirits.
These figures are crafted by Hopi and Zuni artists and are traditionally made from cottonwood root. Each
Kachina figures are not toys. They are given to children, typically girls, by their grandmothers or fathers,