Mucias Mana (Buffalo Maiden) Katsina [SOLD]

This katsina may also be referred to as Mosairu Mana. It is most often called the Buffalo Maiden. She accompanies the Buffalo Katsinam at dances in which those katsinams appear.

The tablet on her back is a sun symbol surrounded by eagle tail feathers. She will carry prayer sticks with feathers in both hands.

Katsinas, having lives, like other Hopi, may have manas, such as wives, mothers, and sisters, who accompany them. She appears only at First and Third Mesas and does not appear at Second Mesa.

This carving is typical of the World War II period carvings. The arms are separated from the torso more so than in the earlier period of the 1930s. The legs are short, extending from the center of the flared skirt. The carving is in extraordinary condition.