Butterfly Maiden Kachina
Tribe: Hopi
Item #HK00929
Hand-Carved and Painted Butterfly Maiden (Palhik’ Mana) Kachina, depicted holding butterflies in each hand and wearing a richly detailed tablita headdress with feather elements. Finely executed carving with strong attention to detail, textures, color, and overall composition.
Palhik’ Mana represents the Butterfly Maiden, a figure associated with fertility, growth, and the renewal of life, often appearing in social dances and ceremonies connected to the agricultural cycle.
13.5” Doll Height, 20” Overall Height
- Era
- Contemporary
About the artist
Arvin Saufkie, of the Coyote Clan, was born in Tuba City, Arizona. He lives on the Hopi Reservation where he learned Kachina doll carving from his uncles and brothers. Arvin has been working on...
See all pieces by Arvin Saufkie →Family owned in Sedona since 1976
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