Description |
3-dimensional carving in standing position, representing Hilili, a Whipper Katsina who appears during Powamu; His upper torso is orange while his left shoulder, right forearm, and left lower leg are blue; His right shoulder, left forearm, and right lower leg are yellow; He wears carved and painted white kilt, dance sash, sash belt, and blue moccasins; Case mask with red tab ears, rectangular built-out mouth, and beard is red on back; Front has orange terraced triangle extending from top over forehead and blue terraced triangle extending upward from mouth; Remaining white area of face frames black rectangular eyes; Small bundle of aligned feathers is tied to top of mask. |