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Harry Sakyesva (1921 - 1969) Hopi sterling silver Butterfly bolo tie w/turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 41" long with no issues. Weight shown is the entire bolo.
Harry Sakyesva (1921 - 1969) was a Hopi artist who was born in Hotevilla, a Hopi village on Third Mesa, Arizona. Sakyesva translates to “People From the Green Valley.” Very little information about Sakyesva is available. Basic biographical details are provided in Jeanne Snodgrass’ American Indian Painters: A Biographical Directory. Snodgrass describes Sakyesva as being “known not only as a painter, but also as a maker of Kachina dolls and as a silversmith.” She also notes that he received no formal art training. He is known to have trained many other silversmiths.
This piece is titled “Kokopolo Mana (Kokopelli Maiden)” is ceremonial dancer/racer also known as Kokopelmana, Kokopelli Maiden, Kokopell' Mana, Robber Fly Girl, and Assassin Fly Girl. Kokopolo Mana is a racer and is the most avoided of all the racers, being the erotic counterpart of Kokopelli. Should the man "she" races with lose, he is flung to the ground and "she" imitates copulation with him and is thus rendered impotent for a year. (from “Kachinas: A Hopi Artist's Documentary” by Barton Wright)
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