Native American Hopi Handbuilt and Handcarved Seed Pot with Corn Maiden and Sunface

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Native American Hopi Handbuilt and Handcarved Seed Pot with Corn Maiden and Sunface by Delmar Polacca

This handbuilt seed pot with with deeply carved Corn Maiden and Sunface flanking the opening was created by Hopi potter Delmar Polacca. This style of pot is a seed pot. In the Fall, the women would take the seeds for next Spring and place them in these pots and then stack them. These pots would be placed in the corner of their home, stacked so the bottom of one pot would seal the top of the other. This storage technique would save space and keep the rodents from ruining next years' seed crop.

The Corn Maiden is a prayer for corn, here she is pouring her corn seeds into the ground to grow into large corn stalks. She also honors Mother Earth and her continuing ability to feed her children.

The Sunface represents the spirit of the sun. This leader of ceremonies brings warmth, shelter for the old, a bright future, and playfulness for the young and is considered very powerful because the Sun is thought to be the brightest and largest of all the stars and essential to life and growth. This is an amazing pot by Delmar. We acquired this through a private collector.