Zuni Carved Corn Maiden Earrings

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Zuni Carved Corn Maiden Earrings by Gloria Chattin

These beautiful earrings represent a Corn Maiden carved from shell with with coral, lapis and turquoise accents by Zuni artist Gloria Chattin. A wonderful pair of earrings by a wonderful carver. Just as a mother nurtures her newborn, the Corn Maiden is honored for nurturing her people with the flesh of her body, the sweet corn.