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Hopi Pueblo Cottonwood Umtoinaqa (Thunder) Katsina Doll - C3784E
Category: Kachina - Katsina | Posted by | Sat, Jun 25th 2016, 12:25pm
According to published information by Barton Wright "Umtoinaqa is the Shooting Thunder Kachina. He acts as a policeman or guard during the Bean Dance but is most commonly seen in the Mixed Katsina Dances. The bull roarer that he carries in his hand is used to imitate the sound of thunder."