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Soyok Mana Kachina

One of several women ogres, who along with Soyok Wuhti (Monster Woman), visit the houses in the villages during the Powamu ceremony. During their visits they threaten children who have misbehaved and ask for food. They either whistle their disapproval of or accept the food which is put in their baskets and taken to the kivas.
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Category:Artistic
Subcategory:Traditional
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Keywords:about, ceremony, doll, festival, giant, history, hopi, indian, kachina, katcina, katsina, keres, mana, native american, navajo, pueblo, religion, right, ritual, soyok, tewa, tradition, tusayan, zuni

Soyok Mana Kachina