Hopi Pueblo Palhikmana Flat Katsina Doll [SOLD]

The Palhikmana is one of the more spectacular Hopi Katsinas because of the large and elaborate tableta on her head, as well as the rainbow decorations on her chin. She is a maiden with several functions. She may appear in a katsinam function as a Corn Grinding Maiden, or as a Salako Mana in a dance with the Salako Takas, or as a non-katsina in the women’s social dances. In this flat style, this katsina doll would be presented to a baby in its third year by a katsina during a dance.

Condition: The doll is in excellent condition.

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