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Old Style Hopi Carved Butterfly Maid (Palhik Mana) Traditional Rain Katsina Doll by Augustine Mowa III
Palhik Mana is a Butterfly Maid; not a Katsina, but a woman dancer. Though at the dances the Butterfly Maid is not masked or hooded, she generally appears this way when carved as a doll. Her tablita (headdress) carries symbols for corn and butterflies, which pollinate the corn helping to bring a good harvest. She generally appears in August, as that is when the butterflies appear. The Butterfly Dance, a traditional social dance of the Hopi, is held in August after the gathering of the harvest and presentation of the Snake Dance. It is a thanksgiving dance for the harvest, chiefly for the corn crop and features dancing by young Hopi maidens wearing elaborate headdresses. Augie got Honorable Mention at the Museum of Northern Arizona (2009 show) for this fancy Palhik Mana. Click on numbered boxes below image for additional views.
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Augustine Mowa III |
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14 in. tall |
| Price: $450.00 |
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