BLUE
STAR
THE
BLUE STAR, OR SAKWAHOTE (BLUE A'HOTE), IS ONE OF SEVERAL A'HOTE
KATSINAM THAT MAY APPEAR DURING A PLAZA DANCE. USUALLY THEY
APPEAR WITH SEVERAL YELLOW A'HOTE, OR SIKYAHOTE. IN THIS PAINTING,
HE IS REPRESENTED IN PHYSICAL FORM AS THE KATSINAM, IN TRUE
FORM AS THE STARS IN THE SKY, AND IN THE SYMBOLIC FORM. AS HE
IS DANCING IN THE PLAZA, HE IS PULLING EVENING OVER THE VILLAGE
TO MARK THE ENDING OF ANOTHER DAY.