Old Style Hopi Carved Warrior Boy Traditional Hunter Katsina Doll by Tayron Polequaptewa
Warrior Boy (Hakto) is a diminutive of the Zuni name Yamuhakto, which means "carrying wood on his head." The Hopi adopted Hakto from a Zuni Katsina approximately a hundred years ago. Hakto appears in the Mixed Dance, and also performs with Sio Salako. Click on numbered boxes below image for additional views. Congratulations to Tayron, he just took home a Second Place for Traditional Carvings at the 54th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market for 2012!