Jet Butterfly Maiden, Double by Florentino Martinez

A jet double butterfly maiden carved by Florentino Martinez holding one big prayer bowl. There are two pairs of wings & feet, two heads and two arms - quite an original carving. Florentino has inlaid 20 - 22 turquoise dots on the outer sides of the simplified wings forms with an additional 6 - 8 dots inlaid on the inner side of the back end of the wings. The two maidens have detailed faces with a simplified antennae creating a ring like profile on the top of each maiden's head. There's a small base made from the same stone with an incised village - allowing the maidens to seemingly hover over it. The maiden represents abundance, fertility and feminine energy.
Artist: Florentino Martinez (signed)
Size: 2-1/2 in. long x 1 in. wide x 2-1/4 in. tall
#55053