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natural beings, who during the period when their dances 

 are held, are believed to visit the Hopi. When this 

 season is over, they withdraw to their homes in San 

 Francisco peaks and elsewhere. They are represented 

 in the dances by men who are masked and painted to 

 correspond to the traditional conception of the appear- 

 ance of each kachina. Small wooden images, carved, 



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Hopi Kachina Dolls. 



painted, and decorated with feathers, are also used to 

 represent them. These dolls after the Niman kachina 

 is held are given to the children to play with. 



Ceremonies in which the kachinas appear are of two 

 kinds. The full ceremonies, which are the first held, 

 have in addition to the public performances, several 

 days devoted to secret rites in the kivas, where altars 



