This striking wooden doll is one of a number of Katsina dolls currently in possession of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These dolls demonstrate the craftsmanship of the members of the Hopi tribe, but their importance goes beyond mere aesthetics. Katsina dolls are spiritually and culturally significant and can tell us a great deal about the folklore of the Pueblo indigenous peoples.
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SIEGE OF TOULON
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"EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE DAVID, NOBODY WANTS TO BE GOLIATH"
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THE FALL OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
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“lo Saturnalia!"
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VICTORIAN UNDERWORLD
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A HISTORY OF FEASTING
Brian Hayden explains the social, political and cultural importance of these grand occasions
JAPAN HAD INVADED INDIA?
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