Blue Corn Maiden Sculpture with Hummingbird

• DP15
• Elegantly adorned Blue Corn Maiden sculpture featuring a delicately carved hummingbird pollinating corn within the body of the carving. Entire piece is handcarved from a singe piece of cottonwood root, as is the Hopi tradition
• The Blue Corn Maiden appears at Soyal ceremony at the start of the Katsina season. She blesses the openings to the Hopi kivas with cornmeal and a prayer for the corn crops to provide ongoing food for Mother Earth's children. Blue Corn Maiden reminds us to always be thankful for the rich bounty of our Mother Earth.
• By award winning Hopi Artist Sunaweuma (Dino Patterson) from Hotevilla, Third Mesa, AZ
• Sculpture measures approximately 12.0 inches tall and is placed on a cottonwood root base measuring 1.50 inches H x 5.0 inches in diameter
• Signed by the artist

 

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• $700.00