Eototo is a
Wuya
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, one of the major
kachina
A kachina (; also katchina, katcina, or katsina; Hopi: ''katsina'' , plural ''katsinim'' ) is a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo peoples, Native American cultures located in the south-western part of the United States. In th ...
deities of the
Hopi
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people and the personification of nature. He is the protagonist of the
Powamu ritual.
He is a chief and "father" of the katsinas,
["Kachina, Eototo."]
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Angwusnasomtaka
In Hopi mythology, Angwusnasomtaka, also known as Tümas, is a kachina (a spirit represented by a masked doll). She is a wuya, one of the chief kachinas and is considered the mother of all the hú and all the kachinas. During the Powamu celebr ...
. He is similar in many ways to
Aztec god Ometeotl, and is considered the bringer of nature gifts. Eototo is said to come from the red land of the south. Every year, he travels north to bring back clouds and rain.
Eototo belongs to the Bear clan
and plays an important roles in the Powamu and Niman ceremonies on First Mesa, as reported by
Jesse Fewkes, and the Powamu on Third Mesa, as documented by H.R. Voth in his "The Oraibi Powamu Ceremony."
Eototo and Aholi appear together in major rituals on Third Mesa, while Eototo appears independently on First Mesa. Both Kachinam are wuyu or mongkatsinam (chief kachinam). A Hopi legend tells of the close relationship between the two Katsinam. While traveling together they encountered their enemy. Against an overwhelming force, Aholi stayed behind to fight, allowing Eototo to escape. Later in the era of migrations they were reunited. Well aware of Aholi’s loyalty and courage in the face of death, Eototo holds Aholi as his closest friend and ally.
[Pecina, Ron and Pecina, Bob. "Hopi Kachinas: History, Legends, and Art". Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2013. ; pp. 40-41.]
The mask that represents Eototo is a sort of white cylinder with a nest of hair on his head. When calling upon clouds to provide rain for crops, Eototo draws cloud symbols in
cornmeal
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on the ground.
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Notes
References
* Pecina, Ron and Pecina, Bob. ‘’Hopi Kachinas: History, Legends, and Art’’. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2013. ; pp. 40-41.
* Voth, H.R. ‘’The Oraibi Powamu Ceremony’’. The Stanley McCormick Hopi Expedition. Field Columbian Museum, Anthropological series; vol.3 no.2. (Chicago, IL: Field Columbian Museum, 1901).
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