Stone Eater by Quinston Taylor First Mesa This katsina doll is carved

This katsina doll is carved by Neil David Jr from First Mesa

He is painted on the back and flat

A mudhead usually leads him by a rope tied around the stone eater’s waist

He is one of many guard katsinam

They are white with black horizontal stripes around their bodies and black markings over their eyes and mouths

Stone Eater by Quinston Taylor First Mesa This katsina doll is carvedThis katsina doll is carved by Quinston Taylor from Kykotsmovi. He is 11" tall. Owangaroro is the stone eater katsina. His appearance varies among the villages. He is mostly seen during the Powamuya dance. He is known as an angry katsina that eats rocks and stones out of anger. A mudhead usually leads him by a rope tied around the stone eaters waist. In the Hopi Language, Owangaroro translates as: "an extremely mean person". This version of him has