Hopi Pueblo Palhikmana Katsina Flat Doll [SOLD]

Barton Wright places this katsina in the Night Dances group, which, as he explains, are the dances held in the kivas in January before the arrival of the katsinas to Bean Dance in February. He states that at Third Mesa, puppet dances in the kiva feature the Salako and Palhikmana with the Water Serpent, but this is not done at First or Second Mesas. In these puppet dances, the Palhikmana is the maiden who grinds corn.

This katsina doll is of the flat style that is given to babies as a first gift from the Katsinas as the babys as a first gift from the Katsinas as the baby’s first Bean Dance following birth. It is in excellent condition. The feathers have been removed in accordance with Federal Regulations.

Provenance: From the estate of Transcendental artist Florence Pierce of Albuquerque who passed away in 2007 at the age of 89.