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SKU: 250823-027

Hopi Pueblo Dance Snake Wand

$150.00

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20th Century

.25" H x 18.5" L x 1.625" W

Hand Carved like a Double Head Snake with Painted Yellow, Teal, White and Black Colors and Twisted Rope Handle in the Middle and on Each End

In Very Good Condition

Hopi Pueblo wood dance wands are traditional ceremonial objects used in Hopi dances, primarily by women and young girls in various rituals. These wands, also called dance paddles, lightning sticks, or manayawi, are hand-carved from wood (often cottonwood or salvaged crate wood) and feature vibrant polychrome painting with symbolic designs.

They serve as important paraphernalia in social and ceremonial dances, symbolizing elements like fertility, rain, lightning, snakes (for water and life), or clan motifs. Women typically carry one in each hand, often vertically, during plaza dances following the Kachina (Katsina) season or in events like harvest or fertility-related ceremonies.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Hopi

Year Range: 1975 - 2000

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 0.25 in18.5 in1.63 in

Category: Rattles and Dance Wands - Pueblo

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