Maidens

Carl Etsate carved this lovely corn maiden from cedar.  She has inlaid jet and turquoise eyes, and a catlinite dot for a mouth.  There are inlaid turquoise, jet, and catlinite dots in the front.  The corn kernals and diagonal lines are etched in on the front.  Her hair on the back goes all the way to the bottom.

Size: 3" H x .75" L x .5" W

Corn maidens represent everything good about being a woman: strong, kind, compassionate, nurturing, and powerful.  There are many Indigenous stories about how corn was brought to the people at a time when there was hunger, and how a sacred, sometimes other worldly, female being brought them corn.  Corn maidens come with a card detailing the meaning, the carver, and the material they are carved from.

Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal.   Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.

Carl Etsate carved this corn maiden from deer antler.  She has a beautifully detailed tablita on her head.  Her eyes are inlaid jet and turquoise eyes, and a catlinite dot mouth.  The corn kernels are well carved, as well as geometric designs, and there are inlaid dots of turquoise, lapis, and catlinite.  Her engraved hair goes all the way from her head to the bottom on the back.

Size: 2.375" H x .75" L x .75" W

Corn maidens represent everything good about being a woman: strong, kind, compassionate, nurturing, and powerful.  There are many Indigenous stories about how corn was brought to the people at a time when there was hunger, and how a sacred, sometimes other worldly, female being brought them corn.  Corn maidens come with a card detailing the meaning, the carver, and the material they are carved from.

Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal.   Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.

Carl Etsate carved this corn maiden from deer antler.  She has a beautifully detailed tablita on her head.  Her eyes are inlaid jet and turquoise eyes, and a catlinite dot mouth.  The corn kernels are well carved, as well as geometric designs, and there are inlaid dots of turquoise, lapis, and catlinite.  Her engraved hair goes all the way from her head to the bottom on the back.

Size: 2.75" H x .75" L x .675" W

Corn maidens represent everything good about being a woman: strong, kind, compassionate, nurturing, and powerful.  There are many Indigenous stories about how corn was brought to the people at a time when there was hunger, and how a sacred, sometimes other worldly, female being brought them corn.  Corn maidens come with a card detailing the meaning, the carver, and the material they are carved from.

Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal.   Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.

Faye Quandelacy carved this family of five corn maidens from a lovely piece of chrysocolla.  There is a large maiden and small maiden on each side, with one large maiden on the side.  They all have engraved and blacked eyes and mouths, and detailed hair.

One side has a large maiden with a coral dot at her neck, and a smaller maiden with a turquoise dot at her neck.   the long vertical lines could be corn silk or corn leaves.

The other side also has a larger and smaller maiden.  The taller maiden has a turquoise dot at her neck, and the smaller one has a lapis dot.  They each have shawls on, and the larger maiden has two engraved dragonflies.

There is a tall maiden on one side.  She has a coral dot at her neck, and four stars on the shawl.  It feels very good in the hand!

Size: 2.25" H x 2" L x 1" W

Corn maidens represent everything good about being a woman: strong, kind, compassionate, nurturing, and powerful.  There are many Indigenous stories about how corn was brought to the people at a time when there was hunger, and how a sacred, sometimes other worldly, female being brought them corn.  Corn maidens come with a card detailing the meaning, the carver, and the material they are carved from.

Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal.   Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.

Zuni carver, Jonathan Natewa, carved this corn maiden from travertine and inlaid turquoise eyes, mouth and three dots down the front.  He also etched plants on the front and back, cattails on each side, and long hair down her back.  She is lovely!

Size: 2.675" H x .75" L x .5" W

Corn maidens represent everything good about being a woman: strong, kind, compassionate, nurturing, and powerful.  There are many Indigenous stories about how corn was brought to the people at a time when there was hunger, and how a sacred, sometimes other worldly, female being brought them corn.  Corn maidens come with a card detailing the meaning, the carver, and the material they are carved from.

Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal.   Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.

Zuni carver, Carl Etsate, carved this graceful corn maiden with a detailed tablita (head piece) from bone.  The curve of her body and her round mouth make it seem like she is singing and swaying.  He inlaid jet and turquoise eyes, and a catlinite dot mouth.  There are five inlaid turquoise dots around her collar area.  The body is detailed corn and hatch lines, with inlaid turquoise, jet, and catlinite.  Her detailed hair goes all the way down her back. 

Size: 3.5" H x 1.625" L x .5" W

Corn maidens represent everything good about being a woman: strong, kind, compassionate, nurturing and powerful.  There are many Indigenous stories about how corn was brought to the people at a time when there was hunger, and how a sacred, sometimes other worldly, female being brought them corn.

Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal.   Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.