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Denim Lapis is a harder material to use for carvers. Daniel used this quality piece of stone to create this elegant and graceful Maiden. She has inlaid Black Jet eyes, etchings for hair, detail and a single inlayed Red Coral Pendant. Maidens represent a Bountiful Harvest and they are definitely great in large groups. 

Corn Maiden (A:dow e:washdok'i): In the Zuni Pueblo the three stages of woman are recognized as:

• Maiden, symbolizing potential
• Mother, the life giver
• Grandmother, the wise elder

Usually the maiden fetish will be emerging from corn (the corn maiden) or she will have whorls of hair on the side of her head, signifying that she has not had a child. The mother fetish also can be emerging from the corn (the corn mother) and she will have children with her or look pregnant. The grandmother usually has a shawl over her head and no corn represented on her body.

Dimensions: Length 5/16" X Width 1 " X Height 2" Donated