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[ENGLISH NAME: Kachina] Whipper [HOPI NAME: Katsina] Hu or Tungwup [MEANING OR STORY:] 
The Hu Kachina (Tungwup) Whipper Kachina appears noisily during the Bean Dance in order to help the Crow Mother initiate the children. He usually appears in pairs, and they would initiate each child with four solid blows with the yucca whip given by the Crow Mother. This is a gesture of purification or intiation into a Kachina Clan. Then, they dismiss each child with prayer feathers and cornmeal. When the ceremony is completed, they whip each other first, and then, they whip the Crow Mother before disappearing from the kiva as noisily as they entered.
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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