Mau appears as a small black cat, with a pair of gold stripes or bands on each ear, lower leg, and its tail. It has a thick gold collar that is hollowed out with several circular holes along the circumference, square-shaped gold markings along its shoulders, and a large bell-like ornament at the end of its tail that is shaped like a sistrum. Its bright green eyes have gold eyeliner, and it has a small gold nose and brows.