| Maker(s): | Sahmie Nampeyo, Finkle
| | Culture: | Native American; Hopi and Tewa (1948-)
| | Title: | Butterfly Maiden (Palhik Mana) Kachina
| | Date Made: | n.d.
| | Type: | Sculpture
| | Materials: | wood, feathers, turquoise, heishi, cloth, yarn, metal, plastic, paint
| | Place Made: | United States; Arizona; Polacca; First Mesa; Hopi Reservation
| | Measurements: | height 14 1/2 in.; 36.83 cm
| | Accession Number: | SC 1982.21.1
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Katherine Gabel, class of 1959
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
Kneeling while grinding corn in a white box, the Butterfly Maiden kachina is impeccably dressed. She wears a very large painted headpiece adorned with painted patterns and feathers, as well as a painted mask that is rarely associated with the kachina. Feathers protrude from her ears, which also feature heishi and turquoise earrings. Around her neck is a Navajo-style "squash blossom" necklace, made out of turquoise and silver. She wears a black dress with decoration, as well as a red belt and a white "cape" around her shoulders. Yellow yarn bracelets are seen on her wrists, and her hands are decorated with a zigzag pattern. While grinding corn, she sits atop a wooden base, signaling that she was carved for tourist consumers. Unlike newer Butterfly Maiden kachinas, she does not wear butterfly wings. AP2018
Tags:
women; religion; food; ceremonies; kachina dolls Link to share this object record:
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