Navajo Kachina CHASING STAR 9\" tall Authentic Native American #91
![Navajo Kachina CHASING STAR 9\](img-large/g/8awAAOSwal5YMfGT/s-l1600/Navajo-Kachina-CHASING-STAR-9-tall-Authentic-Nativ.jpg "Navajo Kachina CHASING STAR 9\")
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Navajo Kachina CHASING STAR 9\" tall Authentic Native American #91:
$36.95
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Many Native American tribes of the Southwest have ceremonies in which masked men, called kachinas, play an important role. A Kachina is a spirit being which has three different aspects: the supernatural being, the kachina dancers (masked members of the community who represent kachinas at religious ceremonies), and kachina dolls. Kachina dolls are small brightly painted wooden \"dolls\" which are miniature representations of the masked impersonators. These figurines are given to children not as toys, but as items to be treasured and studied so that they may become familiar with the appearance of different kachinas as part of their religious training. During Kachina ceremonies, each child receives their own doll. The dolls are then taken home and hung up on the walls or from the rafters of the house, so that they can be constantly seen by the children. The purpose of this is to help the children learn to know what the different kachinas look like and are seen as a connection with the spirit world.
The chasing star Kachina is sometimes also known as the Planet or Meteor Kachina. This kachina represents the spirit of the stars and planets. It is thought that he can resurrect the fallen stars back to their positions in the sky by lifting them back up into the heavens..
Up for sale is this unique hand carved, hand painted Navajo kachina doll. It\'s dressed in gold coloredsuede leather clothing. Its face is represented by a wooden mask & has protruding wooden ears. On the top of its head is one small wooden protrusion decorated with a bit of leather fringe. Two small black feather stick up from the back of its head which is covered in rabbit fur. Two more black feathers stick out over his face from the top of its head.
It holds a small black feather in each hand..
Stands approx 10\" in height w/ feathers and is approx. 5\" in width
Signed on the bottom w/ artists name & census number.
Made by Kim Yazzie who is a member of the Navajo nation.*Free shipping is for within the USA only
Navajo Kachina CHASING STAR 9\" tall Authentic Native American #91:
$36.95