He wore a skin mask with bits of cedar bark strung over the top, and he had a war axe and a sabre which he carried like a staff.
Chaveyo may appear in the Powamu, or Bean Dance, and his symbolism is a close likeness to that of other Natackas and Soyokos, members of the Ogre family.
[4] The story follows the traditional form of Hopi oral literature where when the people of the village behave improperly their chief seeks help to end their evil ways.
[5] In days past, when a villager was behaving ‘’ka-Hopi’’ or improper, the war chiefs would call on someone to impersonate Chaveyo..
He uses methods of control including whipping offenders, whether spectators or performing clowns, with yucca fronds.