Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Kwikwilyaka (Mocking Katsina), who has no personality of his own, but instead imitates the actions of anyone near him; He appears during the Bean Dance as a foil for the Ho-e, who finally rid themselves of him by pretending to set their hair on fire; When Kwikwilyaka imitates them, he sets his own cedar bark hair on fire; Figure 's body is painted white and he is barefoot and shirtless, wearing only black pants and a brown vest; His black case mask has projecting tubular eyes and mouth, all painted in alternating black and white bands; His head is covered with a small twined mat woven of shredded cedar (?) fibers. |