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Plates. Plate 7

Plate 7


Plate 7, Figure 1

Figure 1.
Chakoya katsina. Mask black bordered with brown; eye-slits yellow; blue feathers from duck head around the mouth; teeth of corn husks; beard of human hair. A skirt of an entire buckskin hanging almost to the feet will be worn.

Plate 7, Figure 2

Figure 2.
Shumaashka, Corn clan katsina. Squash blossom (red) on side; horn frame (green) strung with cotton; blue (left side of mask) for sky; yellow (right side) for earth; median line represents a 4-day trail with black and white for night and day; sash collar (white) with pendant ornaments (blue and red).
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