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This hand-carved White Buffalo Masked Kachina Doll was crafted by the Navajo nation. It stands 9 1/4 inches tall when wearing its mask.
Buffalo Kachina dolls are the most powerful of all the Kachinas. He is believed to be a spiritual protector and to have the ability to kill evil thoughts. He is usually seen wearing a buffalo fur hood with horns, that reveals a man's face.

Kachina dancers represent specific Kachina spirits and wear masks that signify the spirit they embody; when the dancers wear the mask they become the spirit personified. These dancers act as messengers and intermediaries between the Kachina spirits and the Hopi people. The Kachina dancers are present and dance at the special festivals occurring between the winter solstice and mid-July.
In between dances, the Kachina dancers bestow gifts of Kachina dolls to the girls (usually given by an uncle to a niece), bows and arrows to the boys, and rattles, candy and fruit to all children.
Other tribes, including the Navajo and Apache, adopted the art of carving Kachina dolls.Less expensive than the Hopi version (some cost less than 100 dollars), the artists incorporate fur, cloth and feathers in the

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