Zuni Carved Corn Maiden Fetish

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Zuni Carved Corn Maiden Fetish by Burt Awalagte

This styled Corn Maiden with her shell and turquoise necklace was carved from Angelite with turquoise eyes and mouth by Zuni fetish carver Burt Awalagte. 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.