Wild Woman of the Woods
Kwakwaka'wakw · deity · mythic perennial · deity
Female; classed as a deity-level supernatural ancestress/ogress. One of the three foremost crests alongside Thunderbird and Sisiutl. Her booming cry 'hu, hu' and pursed-lip mask are iconic.
Children
Domains
- wealth and property
- wilderness and ogres
Powers
- carry off children in a basket on her back
- bestow wealth and chiefly prerogatives on those who overcome her
Relations
- companion: Wild Man of the Woods