| Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in striding pose, representing Heheya Aumutaka (no translation), as he appears on Third Mesa; He is one of the farmer katsinam who formerly accompanied Soyoko, but on Third Mesa he serves more as a general Powamu (Bean Dance) Katsina; His body is flesh-toned and he wears a white cloth loincloth, commercial fleece shirt, leather belt with white metal discs, carved and painted breechclout (patterned from dance kilt), painted black leggings and brown moccasins, and wool yarn garters and wristlets; Black case mask has red tab ears, black neck ruff, round red mouth, and black commercial fleece hair; Pair of yellow, green, and red zigzag stripes are painted on front and back of mask; Single carved feather is placed above nose; 5 carved and painted red chili peppers are tied to top of mask. |
