Also called Tcakwaina, this kachina appears in
Hopi,
Zuni, and
Keresan ceremonies, but does not appear in
Tewa ceremonies. Usually depicted as an ogre, with ferocious teeth and a black goatee and black mask with yellow eyes, it is often claimed that Chakwaina is a ceremonial representation of Estevanico, a Moroccan-born slave who led the first Spanish party to the
Pueblo tribes as a scout for the expedition of
Fray Marcos de Niza in 1539. Estevanico was said to have been killed by the Zuni. Although usually black, there are white or albino Chakwaina representations.