Grandmother & Corn Maiden Unity

Kateri Quandelacy Sanchez's reversible carving represents the traditional life phases of Woman encompassing feminine strength, power of creation, nurturing and wisdom. Corn Maiden's potential to Grandmother's eldership are seen in this carved turquoise piece. Indigenous worldview values elders as possessors of knowledge and spirituality. Maiden Grandmother's wisdom trains us to be balanced, approaching life with reasonableness and constructive energy. She's wrapped in a star and Dragonfly etched shawl. Hair is up in traditional whorls signifying she has not had children but has mothered many. Corn-Maiden has an incised corn body and is also adorned with etched stars. Gold lip shell faces are etched and filled in with jet paste. Red coral pieces are inlaid. Dimensions are approximately 2 1/4" tall, 1 1/8" wide and 1" deep.