A company has beautiful and rare kachina dolls for sale. Collectors shouldn’t pass up this opportunity, for kachina dolls are very special indeed.
Kachina dolls are so much more than mere dolls. Kachina dolls are representations of Kachina dancers, who in turn embody the spirits and natural forces that are vital to the Pueblo cultures, which include the Hopi and the Zuni. Some characters represented by Kachina dolls are the owl, the hummingbird, the ogre, the wolf, the mouse warrior, the “mud-head” and the mana dolls. Kachina dolls can be dressed in many kinds of costumes, for both men and women, and can have symbolic colors.
Over 300 different characters are represented by Kachina dolls. They are made to educate Hopi children and can be from a few inches to a few feet tall. Many of them were carved from cottonwood, and these kachina dolls are quite valued, as cottonwood dolls are now rare. The earliest traditional kachina dolls were carved from a single section of the cottonwood tree’s root, and some still are, though the artist might have to travel for many miles to find one that fits their specifications. There are four types of dolls that are presented to children at different ages. The first, most primitive type of dolls are made for babies, the second are made for toddlers, the third are made for baby girls and the fourth type, a three dimensional doll, is given in a ceremony to Hopi girls.
Kachina dolls are valued by their size and the material they’re made of. Ones made of hand carved woods which have arms and legs that can move are especially prized. Some non-Native Americans try to make kachina dolls from plastic and ceramics, but it’s not the same for the serious collector, who would be in the market for Native American made kachina dolls made with great care and skill. Kachina dolls that were made in the 1880s and early 1900s are especially valued, and who knows? The company might even have some of these uncommon and superbly crafted dolls for sale. The collector must expect to pay more for them, but their historical and artistic value is unsurpassed.
The most elaborate kachina dolls, however, have been made since the 1940s and are often created with an eye toward the tourist and collector trade. These Kachina dolls for sale can cost thousands of dollars, but if the customer isn’t pleased with them, the company has a 15 day, money back guarantee.