Old Style Hopi Carved Prickly Pear Traditional Plant Katsina Doll by Raynard Lalo

Any of the Cactus Katsinam can appear as guards or enforcer Katsinam, and the staff that they carry often has a cactus joint attached at the end as a weapon. They include Cholla (Osok’china), Hano Cholla (ushe), Prickly Pear Maiden (yungya mana), and Prickly Pear (navukchina). Click on numbered boxes below image for additional views.