. Hopi Katcinas drawn by native artists. one hand. YOHOZKO Wi-QTI*(Plate XXII) The Cold-bringing woman, who is connected with the Ntlvak orSnow katcina, is claimed by the people of Hano as one of theirsupernaturals. She is depicted as wearing a white mask with a redspot on each cheek, a small beard, and a red tongue hanging from amouth which has prominent teeth. She has ear pendants, and a red feather is attached to the crown ofher head. There is a fox skin about her neck, and she is clothed in awhite blanket, tied with a knotted girdle. POWAJIt! (Plates XIV and XXII) On the morning of the las
. Hopi Katcinas drawn by native artists. one hand. YOHOZKO Wi-QTI*(Plate XXII) The Cold-bringing woman, who is connected with the Ntlvak orSnow katcina, is claimed by the people of Hano as one of theirsupernaturals. She is depicted as wearing a white mask with a redspot on each cheek, a small beard, and a red tongue hanging from amouth which has prominent teeth. She has ear pendants, and a red feather is attached to the crown ofher head. There is a fox skin about her neck, and she is clothed in awhite blanket, tied with a knotted girdle. POWAJIt! (Plates XIV and XXII) On the morning of the last day of the Powamu festival there aredances in the kivas in which participate unmasked men called Powamukatcinas, a figure of one of whom is given in the accompanying plate. aFoi a description of these, see Journal of American Folk-Lore, vol. vi, 1893. 6 The Hano name, Imbesaira, which is applied to Yohozro wiiqti, means grandmother, possibly theSnow katcinas grandmother. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT PL. XXil.
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