Beautiful Hopi Cottonwood Root/ Handpainted Butterfly Maiden Kachina/Folk Art/Zuni Fetish new arrivals PEYOTE STITCH/ GLASS SEED BEADS

PEYOTE STITCH/ GLASS SEED BEADS

The "Don Juan" of the Anasazi

Medium:  Surfite with turquois eyes

Almost stacked as there are only 2-3 pieces of heishe between each carving

Size:  Joseph is 5" H x 2 1/2" Across x 3 3/8" Deep ~ Mary is 4 3/4" H x 2 1/2" Across x 3 1/2" Deep ~ Baby Jesus in manger is 3" L x 1 3/8" H x 2" Across ~ Angel is 4 1/2" H x 2 3/8" Across x 3" Deep ~ Burro  is 3 " L x 1 5/8" H x 1 1/8" Across

Beautiful Hopi Cottonwood Root/ Handpainted Butterfly Maiden Kachina/Folk Art/Zuni Fetish new arrivals PEYOTE STITCH/ GLASS SEED BEADSArtist: Hopi Carver Randolph David Medium: Cotton wood root, wood burned, hand painted Size: 3 3 8" H x 2 3 4" Across x 1 5 8" Deep Beautiful work! "Palhik Mana" is a Butterfly Maiden, not an actual Kachina, but a woman dancer. She arrives in August, as that is when the butterflies appear. The Butterfly Dance, a traditional social dance of the Hopi, and is held in August after the harvest. It is a thanksgiving dance for the harvest, chiefly for the