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Also Known As katsina • katcina • hopi

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Hopi squirrel spirit
Hopi kachina
Hopi kachina doll
Native American Hopi artists carve kachina dolls, representing spirits of ancestors. Children learn about the kachina spirits while they play with the dolls.
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