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5. Answer the questions:
What Indian tribe was the first to create the kaсhina dolls?
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What material is used to make katchina dolls?
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What did kachina dolls impersonate?
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6. Watch the video how kachina dolls are made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVqMRk4R0k8
Read and translate the text
Native American Indian Cornhusk Dolls
- Cornhusk dolls date back over 1,000 years to when Northeastern Native Americans began harvesting corn.
- These dolls were used as both playthings and in spiritual ceremonies. They were also placed in medicine bags as sacred items.
- Cornhusk dolls were made in both sexes and given accessories which were appropriate for each sex. For example, males would carry canoe paddles, bows and arrows and other weapons. Female dolls would sometimes carry sewing kits, cradle boards and even small tools.
- Some cornhusk dolls were basic stick figures while others were elaborate and detailed with full dress. An interesting fact is that none of the cornhusk dolls have faces; there are many stories to suggest why, but no definite answer is available.
- After being soaked in water, cornhusks were braided or rolled to create the arms and legs of the dolls. The hair was made with corn silk, horsehair, yarn or human hair.
- The size of the cornhusk dolls varied anywhere from four to ten inches in height.
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GLOSSARY
to harvest собирать урожай
corn кукуруза
sacred священный
accessories аксессуары
appropriate подходящий
to carry нести, носить
weapons оружие
elaborate продуманный
definite определенный
size размер
inch дюйм=2.54 см
height высота
EXERCISES
1. Guess the meaning of the words:
Medicine; female; basic: figure; interesting fact; canoe;
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