Manfred Susunkewa Kiisa or Chicken Hawk or Prairie Falcon

Manfred Susunkewa makes a wide range of katsinam. This figure is Kiisa whom Alph Secakuku refers to as a “Chicken Hawk,” a Runner or Racer katsina. Others refer to him as a Prairie Falcon. This example is 13″ tall to the top of the dramatic feathers. This katsina does not stand on its own; it is a wall-hanger. 

Manfred was born in 1940 and was the originator of the return to Traditional forms of katsinam. He initiated this return in the 1970s. He has been named an Arizona Living Treasure, a great honor.