Old Style Hopi Carved Ahote Traditional Kachina Doll (Katsina Doll)

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Old Style Hopi Carved Blue Ahote Traditional Katsina Doll by Tyler Scott

A'hote is considered a good hunter. He may appear in any of the directional colors, the two most common being the Blue (Sakwahote) or the Yellow (Sikyahote). The A'hote is the Grand Katsina Uncle of the Mixed Katsina Group and appears in the Mixed Dances. The A'hote is painted in several different ways. He can appear with planets on his mask, a "split" mask with different colors on each side, or as shown here with a star on his face. Ahote seems to be derived from a Plains Indian because he wears a long trailing eagle feather headdress. He caarries his bow and has a double bandolier which is indicative of a warrior or a hunter.