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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 286293, member: 45&quot;]Definitely not an authentic kachina doll.&nbsp; They are carved by the Hopi or Zuni, and are made from cottonwood root, which this isn&#039;t.&nbsp; Nor do the Hopi or Zuni use fringed leather, or fur like this.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>According to Harold S. Colton, in <u>Hopi Kachina Dolls with a Key to Their Identification</u>, Kweo, the Wolf Kachina, should be depicted with &quot;<i>Brown case mask, snout with teeth, and wolf tracks painted on cheeks.&nbsp; Body painted yellow on back and white on front.&nbsp; Black or white spots on forearm and lower legs.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>So, however you choose to dispose of it (&quot;dispose&quot; maybe being the key word), just don&#039;t call it a kachina or kachina doll.&nbsp; Some of the other descriptions might be more apt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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