Carl Etsate Shell Zuni Fetish Corn Maiden on Base

Artist:  Zuni Fetish carver Carl Etsate

Medium:  Silver Lip shell with turquoise face/ jet eyes and coral mouth/ turquoise necklace with turquoise, lapis and coral appointments/ Turquoise chips on sandstone base

Size: 3" H x 1" Across x 3/4" Deep

The Zuni Corn Maidens are highly revered in their culture for having driven the witches off that came to steal the villages' sacred corn!