Vivella Cheama: Green Serpentine, Maiden Sold Bear Handcrafted by the talented artist

Handcrafted by the talented artist Stewart Quandelacy

The Penn shell and blue lap opal inlay

people were able to move faster with heavier burdens

The shell’s natural curvature perfectly suits the animal’s stocky

The use of antler suggests a deep connection to nature

Vivella Cheama: Green Serpentine, Maiden Sold Bear Handcrafted by the talented artistChe ama Corn Maiden (A: dow e: washdok'i): 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