Tsitoto Flower Kachina

Tsitoto is an ancient kachina who appears on all three mesas in many ceremonies. One of his functions seems to be purication. In this role, he carries a small bunch of yucca blades and strikes each individual he meets with a frm blow. Our Tsitoto wears a necklace of turquoise with two flowers on his shoulders and of course he carries a flower in his hand. There are flowers on his kilt and the hem of his skirt. He measures 19 1/2 in high by 9 in. wide.