Old Style Hopi Carved Warrior Boy Traditional Dancer Katsina Doll

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Old Style Hopi Carved Warrior Boy Traditional Dancer Katsina Doll by Maxwell Talahytewa

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. This Katsina is always personated by a young boy.