Native American Hopi Carved A'hote Warrior Katsina Doll--Yellow

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Native American Hopi Carved A'hote Warrior Katsina Doll by D. L. Kewanyama

A'hote is considered a good hunter. He may appear in any of the directional colors, the two most common being the yellow (Sikyahote) or the blue (Sakwahote). The A'hote is the Grand Katsina Uncle of the Mixed Katsina Group and appears in the Mixed Dances. The A'hote is painted in two different ways. He can appear with planets on his mask. The other A'hote version has a "split" mask with different colors on each side. Both seem to be derived from a Plains Indian because he wears a long trailing eagle feather headdress. This carving came from a private collection and was carved in 1998.