CARVER KACHINA is a type of traditional Native American art form. The term refers to a type of carved wooden DOLL made by the Hopi people of Arizona, USA. The dolls are usually brightly colored and represent various spiritual figures from Hopi mythology. The term also refers to a type of MAORI carving from New Zealand. This type of carving is usually done in wood and often depicts spiritual figures from MAORI mythology. The term CARVER KACHINA is derived from the Hopi word for 'DOLL' and the MAORI word for 'carving'.