PORTFOLIO 146 FIG. 10 (right): Alo Mana. Alo Mana is the sister of the Kwasus Alektaqa Kachina and both are said to be of Zuni origin. Her extended arm stance is also taken by Hopi girls after the ceremonial grinding of corn (Fewkes 1899: 108–9, XLVII). Copy photo by Scott McCue. FIG. 11 (left): Macibol/Sio Salako (Zuni Salako). These two figures sometimes appear in the Añkwañti or Mixed Kachina Dances festival in March. They carry male and female effigies of Palülükoñ, the Great Serpent, with which they appear to struggle as the serpents twist about realistically. Macibol is another name for Calako, the sun god, who wields lightning (Fewkes 1899: 87, XXVI). This kachina was introduced from Zuni around 1850 (Museum of Fine Arts Houston blog). This is another vivid depiction of the eternal struggle between the Above World and the Underworld, in their usual guise of Thunder or Lightning and Water Monster. Copy photo by Scott McCue.
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