Huitaca Hair-Dagger

Inspired by the ancient Muiscan Goddess Huitaca. Goddess of music, arts, witchcraft, and sexual liberation. 

The Muisca were an sedentary group of people who lived in the highlands, before Spanish colonization, of what is now central Columbia. They were renowned goldworkers and their ritual use of gold inspired the legend of El Dorado. 

A walk through the art:

A horned owl rests on a crescent moon. The crescent moon represents the divine feminine.

In Muiscan lore Huitaca encouraged, especially amongst the women, rebellion and the rejection of the social order. The encouragement of such behaviors angered the hero-god Bochica and he turned her into a white owl as punishment, thus exiling her into the night. 

Clutched in the owl's talons is a bunch of grape fruit and leaves. Similar to the Greek/Roman Dionysus and Bacchus, Huitaca was known for her festive ways. Grapes, and grapes leaves, symbolize cheer and revelry. 

Huitaca is considered a personification of the moon and the night sky. To symbolize this, there is a relief of the star map of the night sky above the Andean mountains. (please refer to product photographs for a more detailed look.

Five figures dance through the starts to represent Huitaca's role as Goddess of Music and arts. 

Materials: Silver Finish: steel and zinc. Gold Finish: steel and 8kt gold. Nickel, tin, lead free.

Dimensions: Measures six (6) inches long

Uses: while it is designed to be a hair-stick, hair-sword, or hair-dagger, it can also be used as an athame, altar decor, letter opener, bookmark, decor for a potted plant, a prop for an art doll, or tucked into a belt, thigh garter, or hat band. I'm sure there are even more ways to slay.