Hopi Kachina figure

Hopi kachina figures or Hopi kachina dolls (also spelled katsina (plural: katsinam); Hopi: tithu or katsintithu) are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls and new brides about kachinas or katsinam, the immortal beings that bring rain, control other aspects of the natural world and society, and act as messengers between humans and the spirit world.

These figures are still made and used within the Hopi community, while other kachina figures are carved and sold as artworks to the public. Other Pueblo peoples and later Navajo sculptors carve figures similar to kachina tihu as artworks.

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