Native American Jemez Made Corn Maiden Storyteller with Pueblo

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Native American Jemez Made Corn Maiden Storyteller with Pueblo by Felicia Fragua

This sweet double Corn Maiden storyteller by Felicia Fragua is watching over the Pueblo. The Corn Maiden is a prayer for corn. She also honors Mother Earth and her continuing ability to feed her children. This piece even has traditional cave paintings inside the Corn Maiden. The storyteller is an adaptation of centuries-old creations in figurine pottery. Cultural traditions and values have historically been passed on by tribal elders through songs an stories geared to teaching the young. It is in these delightful representations that the intense love of the Native American Indians for their children is most clearly shown.