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They are an American Indian custom. Something akin to a portative totem pole and/ore Boogeyman character, there are both good and ( Hexy) Katchinas. Katchina, or Kachina, is NOT a tribe, as some have erroneously reported ( I think Herr Von Daniken seems to think they are a tribe akin to Cherokee, Apache, Zuni, etc. They are not. A stuffed (I would assume) Katchina doll is or was used as a prize for a race meeting called the Kathina Doll 200 by the National Association of Women ( air) pilots- popularily called the ninety-Nines. These were custom-made for the air show, so to speak and are not toy store items. Katchina dolls are and were made on Indian reservations.

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