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Turquoise Corn Maiden Necklace by Kateri Sanchez - Zuni Fetish Sunshine Studio

Kateri Sanchez

Turquoise Corn Maiden Necklace by Kateri Sanchez

$ 400.00

A fantastic Sonoran Alacran Mine turquoise pendant necklace by Kateri Sanchez featuring a corn maiden on both sides with gold-lip inlaid faces and jet pigment features. Both maidens share a Hopi style whirl hair style which designates that the maidens are single. Each maiden wears an apple coral dot pendant and have nicely incised corn rows. There are twenty four Kingman Mine turquoise rounded disk style beads on both sides of the pendant with pen shell hieshi placed between the beads. As well near the hook style clasp - are six turquoise dot style beads surrounding one branch coral bead with more pen shell heishi added on both sides. Maidens symbolize abundance, fertility and feminine energy and the corn maiden is venerated in Zuni for giving up her life for the health of the community.
Artist: Kateri Sanchez
Size: 25-1/2 in. Diameter, Maiden: 7/8 in. wide x 2-1/2 in. long x
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