Pahlik Mana Buckle
Tribe: Hopi
Item #BU00484
1980s Sterling Silver Western-Style Belt Buckle featuring a Pahlik Mana Kachina Mask Design by Victor Coochwytewa.
This expertly crafted buckle showcases Victor Coochwytewa’s renowned overlay technique, depicting the stylized mask of Pahlik Mana, a Butterfly Maiden Kachina associated with springtime, renewal, and the blossoming of life. Pahlik Mana is honored in social dances for her beauty and her symbolic role in pollination and agricultural abundance. The intricate geometric patterning, oxidized background, and precision silverwork are hallmarks of Coochwytewa’s celebrated style.
Part of the historic Kopavi Collection, this buckle has never been previously owned.
Buckle Dimensions: 3.5” Width, 2.5” Height
Belt Width: 1.25”
- Era
- Circa 1980s
- Metal
- Sterling Silver
- Technique
- Overlay
About the artist
Master Hopi Silversmith, Waterhouse Clan – Shungopavi, Second Mesa Victor Coochwytewa is widely regarded as one of the most influential Hopi silversmiths of the 20th century. A master of overlay jewelry and a pillar...
See all pieces by Victor Coochwytewa →Family owned in Sedona since 1976
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