JASPER CORN MAIDEN "GRANDMOTHER" ZUNI FETISH HAND CARVED SANDRA QUANDELACY VF

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JASPER CORN MAIDEN "GRANDMOTHER" ZUNI FETISH HAND CARVED by SANDRA QUANDELACY
Previously owned, in very fine condition.
From my 93yo mother's collection, she had purchased many of these over the years. Likely purchased circa 2000 to 2010's.
Check my listings for more of this collection.
Hand carved and decorated by Zuni Indian fetish carver, Sandra Quandelacy
Southwestern Pueblo hand carved.
Height: 39.5mm
Width: 13.7mm
Thickness: 10.6mm
Total weight: 6.0 grams.
Hallmark: no
Unmistakable style researched.
(Face shape, eyes, hair)
One of today's elder masters of Zuni art.
Information from search:
Corn Maiden
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.
The Zunis feel that it is the spirit within the fetish that is of value, not the object itself. The Zunis regard ceremonial fetishes in carefully dictated ways, while no strict guidelines apply to non-ceremonial fetishes.
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