FE239 Harpo maiden fetish

Zuni fetish - One of a Kind piece

Corn Maiden, hand-carved in picasso marble, whose face, tabletta and clothing are finely inlaid with Sleeping Beauty turquoise (Arizona). In her hands, she holds Sunface, inlaid with Sleeping Beauty turquoise and coral. Sunface is the sacred Sun Father, symbol of life and omnipresent in Zuni culture and creations.

Corn Maiden is the "grand-mother of the sun and of the light" and is represented as an ear of corn. Corn is an essential crop, it is considered as a very important symbol of life.

As the corn is given life by the sun, the Corn Maiden brings the fire of the sun into the human bodies, making them as the creator designed them to be.

The Great Spirit has given man many representations of his love and power through nature. The Corn maidens are said to have been created by the Great Spirit in the palm of his right hand.

Each Maiden brings one seed of corn that is nurtured with love like that given to a child , that this one seed would sustain the entire tribe forever. With love and strength from the tribe, the tiny seeds mature and grow tall and crops for the people. The spirit of the Corn Maidens is forever present with the tribal people.


Dimensions (H x L x W) in cm: 5.5cm x 2.2cm x 1.1cm.

(2 inches 1/4 x 0.7/8 inch x 0.3/8 inch).

Proudly Zuni handmade in the USA.