These handmade Kachina dolls tell the stories
of long ago. Hopi legends and ceremonies speak of beings from the spirit world that look over us
in our life. These beings are known as Kachinas. One of the art forms unique to the Hopi people
is the carving of such dolls out of the cottonwood root. Witness the step-by-step process starting
at the initial components all the way to the finished product.