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[ENGLISH NAME: Kachina] Grandfather [HOPI NAME: Katsina] Tasap Yeibichai [MEANING OR STORY:] 
Tasap Yeibichai is the grandfather of the Navajo Kachina, and is one of the more enjoyable features of the Navajo Kachina Dance. He does not speak; instead he acts out ?in a comical way? whatever he wants. He starts the dance, acting as a leader in both the singing and the dancing. His dance step is a sort of Lively exaggeration, with the occasional pause for comic relief, such as a request for food ? mountains of food. All of his acts are done in pantomimes that make the audience laugh.
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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