Old Style Hopi Carved Qoqooqlo Traditional Storyteller Katsina Doll

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Old Style Hopi Carved Qoqooqlo Traditional Storyteller Katsina Doll by Larry Melendez

Qoqooqlo (Qoqole or Qooqoqlo) appears at Third Mesa during Soyal. He tells stories and prophesies good crops. He brings gifts for the children. Qoqooqlo is one of the only Katsinam who appears in street clothes. The black Qoqooqlo arrives in pairs and opens the kivas on Hotevilla. This sweet Qoqooqlo Corn Katsina is mounted on a cradleboard.