{"product_id":"zuni-carved-handpainted-cottonwood-butterfly-maiden-kachina-folk-art-zuni-fetish","title":"Hopi Carved\/Handpainted Cottonwood Root Butterfly Maiden Kachina\/Folk Art\/ Zuni Fetish","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtist:  Hopi Carver Randolph David\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium:  Cotton wood root, wood burned, hand painted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 3 3\/8\" H x 2 3\/4\" Across x 1 5\/8\" Deep\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful work!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Palhik Mana\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 corn crop and is performed by young dancing Hopi Maidens. The carvings are beautiful tributes to the women in their culture!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randolph David","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48952988958939,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/9747\/8567\/files\/20260707-170747.jpg?v=1783474694","url":"https:\/\/indiansummer.com\/products\/zuni-carved-handpainted-cottonwood-butterfly-maiden-kachina-folk-art-zuni-fetish","provider":"Indian Summer Native American Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}