. Hopi Katcinas drawn by native artists. has a tablet on the head, theupper rim of which has a terrace form representing rain clouds. Onthe sides of the face are pictures of sjmbolic corn ears of different col-ors, that on the left representing white corn, that on the right, greencorn. The semicircle painted on the tablet represents a rainbow abovea white field in which is a four-pointed star. The ej^e slits are painted black, with a white margin. The lowerpart of the face is black, the chin white. There is a projecting snout,with teeth and red lips. The figure carries a pine branch in eachhan
. Hopi Katcinas drawn by native artists. has a tablet on the head, theupper rim of which has a terrace form representing rain clouds. Onthe sides of the face are pictures of sjmbolic corn ears of different col-ors, that on the left representing white corn, that on the right, greencorn. The semicircle painted on the tablet represents a rainbow abovea white field in which is a four-pointed star. The ej^e slits are painted black, with a white margin. The lowerpart of the face is black, the chin white. There is a projecting snout,with teeth and red lips. The figure carries a pine branch in eachhand,. KOEOOTU (Plate LXI) This is a Keresan katcina, as its name* signifies. The picturerepresents a plain mask with a white or black arrowhead figure for a For picture of the doll, see Internationales Arehiy fur Ethnographie, Band vii, pi. vii, fig. 14,) Akorosta. The words sung by Koroetd are Keresan, as is the case with those sung by severalother katcinas of eastern origin. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT PL. XL.
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