Aug 3, 2025
This year’s corn dolly with a dried shiso harvest waiting to be put up.
Based on the work of Lucy Hook-Child:
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This year’s corn dolly with a dried shiso harvest waiting to be put up.
Based on the work of Lucy Hook-Child:
Fairy Tale 101: Myths & Legends (The Corn Maiden)
“She came with the seeds of life, teaching us to sow and reap, her tears watering the Earth to bring forth the harvest.”— Traditional telling of the Corn Maiden myth The Corn Maiden is one of the most cherished figures in Native American mythology, particularly among the Pueblo, Hopi, and Zuni tribes. She symbolizes sustenance, renewal, and the intimate relationship between humans and the Earth.…
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Vintage Native American art.
Corn Maidens are one of my favorite things
I might do a series of cute kachinas because I would have loved to have seen something like this as a kid
As I approached this stone, I felt a calling to create a Pueblo Corn Maiden. In Pueblo Indian culture, corn is the symbol of life. Corn Maiden is the grandmother of the sun and the light. I honor the sun and the light, because we are all given the gift of life by this incredible power. The Corn Maiden lovingly brings the fire of the sun into all of our human bodies so that the Creator may bestow unique gifts upon each individual.
The nine holes in the tablita headdress signify the fruits of our Creators’ blessings. These gifts are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. I have always been inspired by universal truths. Number nine marks the completion of life, making it the most complex number and the symbol of immutable truth. The tablita’s purpose in the Corn Dance of some Pueblos is to attract rain.
Corn Maiden rises above in the heavens and watches over us. I wanted to depict that in the piece with the Pueblo homes under her care. She is a universal deity that I ultimately adore.
- Robert Dale Tsosie
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