Lenno Polingyumptewa
Mosairu Mana
12" total
height
"This Kachina may also
be referred to as Mosairu Mana. This is simply the Buffalo Maiden
Kachina who accompanies the Buffalo Kachina at dances in which
that Kachina appears.
"The tablet on her back
is a sun symbol surrounded by turkey feathers. She will carry
notched prayer sticks in both hands. Kachinas having lives, like
other Hopis, may have manas, such as wives, mothers and sisters,
who accompany them.
"Shungopavi, Second Mesa:
This Kachina appears only at First and Third Mesas and does not
appear at Second Mesa. She will use eagle tail feathers rather
than turkey tail feathers on her back's tablita."
- Ricks, J. Brent, et al., Kachinas:
Spirit Beings of the Hopi (140)
