kachina dollsKachina dolls, carved by Native American Zuni artists.(more) A modern relic of earlyculture, thekachinadoll of thePueblo Indians, while essentially an instructivesacred object, is played with by children as a means to learn themythsof their culture. In fact, thedollis perhaps the...
As in the prehistoric era, Southwestern sculpture has failed to develop as a major art form. The most active sculptural work in the Southwest is reflected in the carved and painted cottonwoodkachina(katsina) dolls (seekachina) of the Hopi and Zuni, which have enjoyed wide popularity as collect...
Native American refers to a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, although the term often connotes only those groups whose original territories were in present-day Canada and the United States. Learn more about the history an