Old Style Hopi Carved Owl Traditional Warrior Kachina Doll (Katsina Doll)

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Old Style Hopi Owl Traditional Warrior Katsina Doll by Jared Quamahongnewa

The Owl (Mongwu) is the leader of the warrior Katsinam and brings the whippers to the summer dances. He is called upon to discipline the clowns for their non-Hopi behavior. This Owl has been paid by the Clowns with the turquoise necklace he is wearing. The leader of the Clowns paid him to discipline the group of misbehaving clowns. The Owl appears at more than one ceremony, and in different ones at different Mesas. He appears in the Mixed Katsina Dance and in some ordinary dances. At First Mesa, he takes part in the Bean Dance (Powamuya) and in the Water Serpent ceremony. He is considered a sorcerer.