"The figure of the Palhik Mana is one of the most deceptive of all Hopi kachinas. Probably it is best to think of this kachina as a continuum beginning with the simple Poli Mana at one end and finishing with the Hopi Salako Mana at the other. Somewhere in between lies the Palhik Mana. This hypothetical continuum relates only to appearance. As Poli Mana she is the dancing companion to the Poli Kachina of Third Mesa and is personated by a man. As Salako Mana she is either the partner of the towering Salako Taka or the maid who grinds corn during the Puppet Dances in the kivas. When she grinds corn as does the Salako Mana, the only difference lies in the vari-colored eyes of the Salako Mana. ...if a Hopi is asked to define the difference between Salako Mana and Palhik Mana he will usually reply that they are the same, the Corn Grinding Girls--two facets of a single concept," (Wright 1987:106).