Hastehogan

Chief house god. Navaho [USA]. Also a god of farming identified with the west and the sky at sunset. Regarded as a benevolent deity who aids mankind and cures disease. Believed to live in a cave system near San Juan. He also has a malevolent aspect in which he can cast evil spells. His priest wears a blue mask, at the bottom of which is a horizontal yellow band representing evening light, with eight vertical black strokes representing rain. It is decorated with eagle and owl feathers.