Ronald Honahnie
Wolf
10 1/2"
total height
"Whenever the Deer or
Antelope Kachinas dance in the plaza, another kachina is very
frequently seen with them - the Wolf Kachina (Kweo). He is their
side dancer, and the stick he holds in his hands is said to represent
trees and bushes that he hides behind as he watches them.
"When he appears, the
Deer and the Antelope are wary because in real life he is the
hunter of antelope. After the dance it is customary for the Hopis
to offer the Wolf Kachina cornmeal or prayer feathers so that
he will use his knowledge to find and capture these game animals.
"For some reason the
kachina calls forth the Hopi urge to elaborate. He is not usually
[very] colorful nor realistic and is consequently more forceful
in appearance."
- Barton Wright, "Kachinas:
a Hopi artist's documentary" (164)