70 HOl'I KATCI:NAS [eth. anx.21 



Niman Katciiia in spvoiul lioiii imeldos. it is proljublc that this super- 

 natural beinjy;- wajs introduced from a ruin calli'd Kicuha, once inhal)itctl 

 by the Katcina clan. 



The following being.s form the Tunwup uroiip. personations of the 

 ancients of the Katcina clan: 



Tuiiwup tatakti (men). 

 Tumaiv (mother of TunwuiJ). 

 TiiTiwup taamii (their uiioh' i. 



TKHABI AX1> TUNAVUP TAAJlt^' 

 ( Plate VIII ) 



A drawing- of a luudhead clown bearing on his Vjack a figure resem- 

 bling Tunwup was identified as representing Tehabi. These two were 

 accompanied l>v a third figure called Tunwup taamu (Tuiiwup, their 

 uncle), the whole picture representing an epi.sode in one of the 

 ceremonies. 



Tuilwup's uncle has a green mask, two horns, great goggle-eyes, and 

 a black l)and with upright parallel white lines across the face. The 

 figure is l)eardecl and has a fox skin about the neck. The body is 

 daubed black, but wears a white ceremonial kilt with red and black 

 border, which is tied to the waist by a large white cotton kilt. Like 

 his nephew, he carries yucca whips. 



KEKWAX AND KATCINA MAX A 



(Plate VIII) 



These two figures illustrate one of the luost beautiful incidents in 

 Powamu, when the ])eans which have been artificially sprouted in the 

 kivas are l)rought out into the plazas and distributed. The two figures 

 represent male and female persons, and between them is a flat basket 

 in which are carried the bean sprouts which have been gi-own in the kiva. 



Kerwaii hivs a green luask with eyes and mouth indicated by black 

 crescents. On . the top of the head there are two eagle tail f eather.s 

 and a cluster of parrot and eagle breast feathers. The female figure 

 has hair hanging down the l)ack, a j'ellow masquette with red horse- 

 hair l)efore the face, and an eagle breast feather on the crown of the 

 head. She wears a woman's blanket tied aliout the waist with a large 

 cotton belt, the whole covered b}- a white l)lanket. 



SOVt)K( )S (5IOXSTEKS) 



Tlie name Soyoko is applied to certain UKjnsters called Xatackas; 

 which appear in Fowanul. There are three sets of Natacka masks on 

 the East mesa — one in Hano, in the keeping of the Tobacco clan, now 

 hanging in a back room of Anote's house: another in 8ichumo\i: and 

 a third set in \Yalpi. 



