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Object Number
45-25-10/28712
Display Title
Pahlikmana Tablita (Butterfly Dance headdress)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Bu-ln-ti-ki-bi Naktci; Pahlikmana-Katsina Maiden; Poliimana-Butterfly Maiden; She can appear during the Angk'wa
Object Description
Painted wood head tablet of the Butterfly Dance. Butterfly dance tablita with five cloud motifs on top, central figure is sun symbol, with flowers on the proper left and right of the sun symbol.
Inventory Description
Tableta, wood, polychrome, corn husk ring attached with hide, leather straps
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 35.4 x 31.8 x 1.4 cm (13 15/16 x 12 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28712 & 3549
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mary Hemenway, 1945
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Donated by
Estate of Mary T. Hemenway
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-25-10/28711 | Pahlikmana Tablita (headdress) |
Raw Material
Headdress |
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28721 | Tablita (headdress) |
Headdress
Raw Material |
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28803 | Palhikmana Katsina (Butterfly Katsina) |
Kachina
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28725 | Tablita (headdress) |
Headdress
Raw Material |
Walpi?
| |
| 45-25-10/28724 | Tablita (headdress) |
Headdress
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28716 | Tablita (headdress) |
Raw Material
Headdress |
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28717 | Tablita (headdress) |
Raw Material
Headdress |
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28719 | Tablita (headdress) |
Raw Material
Headdress |
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28718 | Tablita (headdress) |
Raw Material
Headdress |
Walpi?
| |
| 45-25-10/28720 | Tablita (headdress) |
Headdress
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28723 | Tablita (headdress) |
Headdress
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59050 | Poliimana (Butterfly Maiden Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
|