Native American Hopi Carved Hano Mana Kachina Doll (Katsina Doll)

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Native American Hopi Carved Hano Mana Katsina Doll by Norman Cuch

The Hano Mana, just like the Grandmother (Hahay-i wu-uti), is a favorite for the first or second gift to the girls by the men of their villages. Hano Mana appears in the Bean Dance on Second Mesa and in the Water Serpent Ceremony on First Mesa. This Hano or Tewa Maiden is standing on a seed pot. In the fall the women would take the seeds for next Spring and place them in these pots and then stack them. These pots would be placed in the corner of their home, stacked so the bottom of one pot would seal the top of the other. This storage technique would save space and keep the rodents from ruining next years' seed crop.