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Why did the Pueblo Indians carve kachina dolls

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These wooden dolls are used to teach the identities of the kachinas and the symbolism of their regalia. I hope i helped!

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Kachina are an element of the religion and cosmogony of the Pueblo Indians of the West, they are small carved wooden dolls, very ornamented, that are made by the men of a tribe.

These wooden dolls are used to teach the identities of the kachinas, and the meaning of their outfits.

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