Umtoinaqa is the Shooting Thunder Kachina.
He acts as a policeman or guard during the Bean Dance but is
most commonly seen in the Mixed Kachina Danes.
The bull roarer that he carries
in his hand is used to imitate the sound of thunder. Usually
this kachina does not have the double colored eyes.
He wears a huzrunkwa,
or warrior feather, on the crown of the head and a double warrior's
bandolier over the chest; a bow is carried in the left hand.
Malcolm comes from a large
family of Kachina carvers which include brothers Jim, Verlan,
Henry, Nathan and Glen. He has been carving and winning awards
since he was a teenager.
His awards include a Zuni
Fire God which he entered into the 1996 Arizona State Fair. He
is married to and has 3 children with a Zuni lady. One of his
favorite kachinas is the whipper which he seems to do most frequently.
Malcolm is of the Greasewood
and Roadrunner clans, and was raised in the village of Bacavi.
He has been carving for 25 years. His motivation comes from his
religion, history, and the freedom of expressing his inner feelings.
Malcolm continues to achieve
incredible realism in his figures, and is known for his large
and well-proportioned figures.
