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Hopi Miniature Chaveyo (Black Ogre) Katsina Doll by Nate Ahownewa - C3627F
Category: Kachina - Katsina | Posted by | Fri, Jul 15th 2016, 3:53pm
"Chaveyo is one of the more cosmopolitan kachinas. He is represented in nearly every pueblo, but his original home was probably in the San Juan area of New Mexico. However, for the Hopis his home is in the San Francisco Mountains, and he is the husband of Hahai-i-Wuhti. The family of Hahai-i-Wuhti and Chaveyo are the Nataskas, the dreadful Sosoyok't. Chaveyo is the Sergeant Snorkle of the kachinas. Should any Hopi fail to meet his obligations in community work or transgress the unspoken rules of conduct for the village, Chaveyo will show him the error of his ways.