the men of the tribe dressed and masked to represent the Kachinas in a traditional ceremony.Even though there are male and female Kachinas, only men can represent them.
a masked doll which represents a kachina spirit. They are presented to the women and children of the tribe.
... preserved in the British Museum. The
Bullingen collection, donated to the city of Cologne in
1838, contained at the time 400 different editions.
De Backer (Essai, ...