Cow Kachina - Troy D. Nash, CKSTB11-1

A cow kachina is male animal spirit messenger to the rain gods. The songs sung are for prayers for plentiful animal life and symbolic of their self-sacrifice as food supply to sustain life. The cow kachina appear in the kiva night dances and during the katsina day dances in the place. This kachina was carved by Troy D. Nash and is signed underneath. A fine kachina to add to your collection.