made in the traditional Navajo fashion, from lightweight cottonwood root and paint made of natural mineral and vegetable pigments. The wood is hand-carved and designs are burned into the wood, which is then hand painted.The main purpose of the Long Hair Kachina is to bring rain to the people and their crops. Their long hair, which is worn loosely down the back, resembles the falling rain with the eagle breast plumes rising like clouds above it.
11" x 4.5"