Editing Angwusnasomtaka

{{short description|Kachina of Hopi mythology}}
In [[Hopi mythology]], '''Angwusnasomtaka''', also known as Tümas,  is a [[kachina]] (a spirit represented by a masked [[doll]]).  She is a [[wuya (mythology)|wuya]], one of the chief kachinas and is considered the mother of all the [[hú]] and all the kachinas.  During the Powamu celebration, she leads the initiation rites for the uninitiated children into the Powamu and Kachina societies. This includes the ritual of whipping them with [[yucca]] [[whip (implement)|whip]]s. This is a formal ritual and the whipping kachinas are careful in their actions during the ceremonial whipping.<ref>Pecina 32</ref>  In the ritual, each child takes four strokes from the yucca blade then when the initiatory whipping is over, she raises her skirts and receives the same treatment accorded the children. In English, she is known as Crow Mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.edu/object/NMAI_271480|title=Angwusnasomtaka (Crow Mother) kachina|website=[[Smithsonian Institution]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kachina.us/crow-mother.htm|title=Crow Mother Kachina|website=kachina.us}}</ref>

Her trusted helper is [[Eototo]]. Her sons are the black and blue Tüngwups, who lead the initiation rites. Angwusnasomtaka means Man With Crow Wings Tied On, while Tümas, her second name, means Crow Mother.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology|author1=Theresa Bane|page=23}}</ref>

== References ==
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Pecina, Ron and Pecina Bob Hopi ''Kachinas: History, Legends, and Art'' Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2013

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