Significant Figures - Sun Katsina

From my project based on traditional dolls and figures from around the world, this illustration is inspired by Hopi Katsina figures.

Also known as Kachina dolls, the figures are carved by Hopi people (a tribe of Native American people) to depict the many spiritual beings central to their beliefs. The Sun Kachina/Katsina (also known as Tawa) represents the spirit of the sun. Tawa is highly revered as he and Kokyanwuhti, the Earth Goddess, are credited with the creation of Earth.

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