Question

One of these beings depicted with all his gear on backward and reversing the dance motions of his peers is known as Left-Hand or Siyangephoya (“see-yong-EE-foy-ah”). The August Snake-Antelope festival begins a season during which these beings are absent, or “unmasked.” A group of six clown-like examples (10[1])of these beings called Mudheads accompanies 12-foot-tall, cone-shaped birdmen during Shalako. A class of these beings known for engaging in foot races with men are depicted holding yucca branches and chili powder. People dress up as examples of these beings such as Aholi (“AH-hoe-LEE”) and Chief (-5[1])Eototo (“eh-oh-tow-tow”) during the winter Bean Planting Festival. These (-5[1])beings are recalled back from (-5[1])the peaks of the San Francisco Mountains (10[2])during the Soyalangw (-5[1])(“so-yah-LAH-ng’wa”) Ceremony, which is (10[1])practiced in kivas by the Hopi. (10[1])For 10 points, what spirits (10[1])common to the Puebloan (“p’way-blow-an”) peoples of the American Southwest are artistically represented (10[2]-5[1])by colorful dolls? (10[2])■END■ (10[3]0[7])

ANSWER: kachinas [or katsinam or katsina; accept Koyemshi]
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y1872%0%28%124.69

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt BollingerGeorgia Tech AStanford A4510
Ricky LiMIT ANorthwestern A90-5
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia AUC Berkeley A98-5
Matt JacksonChicago AChicago B103-5
Vincent DuNorth Carolina AHarvard A11010
Ashish SubramanianDuke AYale A11010
Gio MazzeoVirginia ARutgers A113-5
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordPenn AYale B11610
Clark SmithOhio State ACornell A12210
Jason HongBrown AFlorida A12710
Jonathan LauJohns Hopkins AVanderbilt A13910
Joel MilesMinnesota AToronto A13910
Brad MacLaineTexas AChicago C139-5
Darren PetrosinoRutgers AVirginia A14210
Caleb KendrickMaryland AWUSTL A14210
John MarvinChicago BChicago A1430
Halle FriedmanNYU AMichigan A1430
Todd MaslykMichigan ANYU A1430
Ani PerumallaPenn State AMcGill A14310
Swapnil GargUC Berkeley AColumbia A14310
Dennis ReppenChicago CTexas A14310
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTL BIowa State A1430
Conor ThompsonIowa State AWUSTL B1430
John BroussardHouston APurdue A1430
Alex PijanowskiPurdue AHouston A1430