Description |
3-dimensional figure in standing position with articulated arms, representing Atoshle, who visits Zuni in January with wife, Suyuki, to catch bad children whom they eat; Torso is white; Right shoulder and upper arm are blue; Left shoulder, upper arm, and both forelegs are yellow; Both forearms are white with black polka dots; Figure wears brown leather kilt, carved and painted (mostly blue) moccasins, and leather cape with black hair still on outside; Case mask is green with brown and black dots, large bulging eyes, wide snout with bared teeth, large red tab ears; large black and white spear point-shaped cutout, several feathers, and additional leather with lack hair attached decorate top of mask; Figure carries crook in left hand and red (blood-stained) sword in right hand. |