Cloud Maiden Kachina material_chrysocolla pueblo village scene

pueblo village scene

Joseph De Vern Coriz

and matching sterling silver bear paw tips

The back of the necklace features sterling silver cutout designs

with fine linework used to define the deer’s form and texture

Cloud Maiden Kachina material_chrysocolla pueblo village sceneHand Carved and Painted Hopi Cumulus Cloud Maiden (Tukwinong Mana) Kachina Holding a Bowl of Corn. She is the female counterpart, sister, or companion of the Cumulus Cloud Katsina (Tukwinong), a cloud being associated with bringing heavy summer rains to nourish the crops. In Hopi tradition, the Cumulus Cloud Kachinas represent the large thunderclouds that build during the summer monsoon season, connected to to rain, fertility, and agricultural