Hopi kachina dolls, tihü, are ceremonial objects with religious meaning. Hopi carvers alter these, removing their religious meaning, to meet the demand for decorative commercial objects sought by non-Hopi.
hopi kAcHIna dolLs, tIhü, ArE ceRemOnIal ObjeCts WIth reLigiouS MeanINg. hopi carvErS alTer thEsE, REmoving THeir relIGious MeAnIng, to mEet ThE DEmand For DecoRATiVe coMmerCiaL objects SouGHt By nOn-HOpi.