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[ENGLISH NAME: Kachina] Earth God or Skeleton [HOPI NAME: Katsina] Masau?u [MEANING OR STORY:] 
Masau?u or Earth God (Skeleton) Kachina is the only kachina that does not go home after the final ceremony (Niman Ceremony) of the season. He controls both the surface of the earth and the land of the Underworld. On earth, he gives the Hopi their land, their honor, and blesses them on their travels. In the Underworld, he controls the passage of the dead and the movements of the kachinas emerging from the Underworld into the world of the living. He does many things in reverse because the world of the dead is the reverse of this world. He may come down a ladder backwards, or perform other actions in reverse. Occasionally, he may appear as a pair and start behaving wildly. They would sing loudly, beat on the kiva hatchways with willow switches, and dance around the fires of the cooking pits. Sometimes they would even walk through the fires.
Native American Indian Hopi Kachina Doll - Kachina Dolls - Shalako - Sun - Eagle Dancer - Bear - Wolf - Mud Head - Sun Face - Crow Mother - Clown - Morning Singer - Katsina
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