Zuni Carved Corn Maidens Fetish

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Zuni Carved Corn Maidens Fetish by Troy Sice

This wonderful threesome of corn maidens were carved from antler with coral, shell, lapis, marble and turquoise accents. The sculpture has a band of abalone shell wrapped around the base. This beautiful piece with the maidens swaying as they dance was created by Zuni fetish carver Troy Sice.The Corn Maiden brought corn to the people and with it comes the power of life. As the corn is given life by the sun, the corn maiden brings the fire of the sun into humans, making them as the Creator designed them to be. 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 strong, soon offering mature ears of corn for an abundance of the crop for the people.