Puchtihu: Polik Mana (Butterfly Maiden) kachina

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Date created: 1967

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker: Vernon Mansfield, Sr., Hopi Pueblo, b. ca. 1931
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1967; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Hopi Reservation; Navajo County, Coconino County; Arizona; USA (inferred)

See related items: Hopi Pueblo; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5595
Barcode: 255595.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Puchtihu: Polik Mana (Butterfly Maiden) kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Cottonwood, feather/feathers
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 5.6 x 26.8 x 30.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68fae5c97-7eb6-494e-8a28-f63a6c5c507d

Record ID: NMAI_271460