Aholi

In Hopi mythology, Aholi is a kachina, a spirit, also called a kachina. He is a friend of Eototo and is very handsome; he wears a colorful cloak with a picture of Muyingwa and is the patron kachina of the Pikya clan. Aholi once allowed his throat to be slit so that Eototo could escape. They eventually met again. Aholi,a chief Kachina on Third Mesa appears with Eototo. Both are principal Kachinas appearing in the Powamu and other sacred rituals.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ H. Colton: Hopi Kachina Dolls with a Key to their Identification #8. University of New Mexico Press, 1975
  2. ↑ R.Pecina: Hopi Kachinas; History, Legends, and Art pp35,36,40,41. Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA. 2013


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