| Description |
Awatavi Soyok Wuhti (Ogre katsina); 3-dimensional figure in standing position, with arms held in font holding a carved knife in the right hand and a hooked cane in the left; The knife and cane are both painted white with red paint along one edge of the knife blade and the superior (hooked) end of the cane; The knife has a gold-colored handle; The figure’s skin is painted a reddish-brown color with white paint brushed over; He wears a full head-mask that is painted black with protruding eyes and snout; The snout has two white lines painted on the superior surface and teeth that run along the border; The mask has a set of double white lines that frame the face; Red ears protrude from the sides of the mask; Each ear has a small grey feather protruding from its center (feather quill posterior); The mask has wooly, white hair and a dark brown fur collar; The figure wears a carved black dress, carved white sash over the left hip, and cream-colored carved boots with black painted soles and laces; He also wears a white felt cape with black and red felt stripe details; He wears black yarn bracelets on both wrists and stands on a small, round, wooden base; His right foot is raised off the base; Signed by the artist on the bottom. |
