Corn Maiden
NC11
Gerald Dawavendewa (Hopi & Cherokee)
The artwork depicts a young Hopi maiden standing amidst blue corn plants as rain clouds bring life-giving moisture. She wraps herself with a blanket carrying star symbols.
In Hopi culture, corn is considered essential. When the Hopi people first arrived in Tuuwaqatsi, the Fourth World, they chose a small blue corn ear to represent their life - one of long existence and challenges. A perfect ear of white corn symbolizes the Corn Mother during a ceremony to bring a child into this world. Corn and Hopi women both give life and sustain their people and culture.
• We use 60 lb. cardstock with a gloss coating. The Interior is matte for easy writing.
• Measures 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.78 cm) when folded.
• Printed with smear, fade, and water-resistant pigment ink.
• Includes information on the artwork, the indigenous culture that inspired it, and a biography of the artist.
• The card is packaged with a resealable sleeve, envelope, and sticker.
• List that we are an indigenous-owned business