- Angwusnasomtaka
In
Hopi mythology , Angwusnasomtaka is akachina , a spirit represented by a maskeddoll (also called a kachina). She is a wuya, one of the chief kachinas and is considered the mother of all thehú and all the kachinas. She led the initiation rites for new children, whipping them withyucca whips. In English, she is known as Crow Mother.
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