Kateri Quandelacy Sanchez's carved Elisa turquoise corn earrings tell a story about the Zunis and other Indigenous societies who were farmers growing corn as a sustenance crop. Planted and harvested today, corn is called "the mother" because it’s cultivated from “Mother Earth”. The traditional way corn is used acknowledges it as a gift and blessing from the Creator. Many Pueblo cultures give Corn Dances. It’s offered to metaphorically "feed" animal carvings in thankfulness for their traits in nature. Cornmeal or corn pollen is usually carried in a small leather pouch. When natural resources like game animals, irrigation water and clay are used, a prayer and a sprinkling of cornmeal are given in gratitude. About 2" long including hooks, 3/4" wide and 1/2" deep. They are of a heavyweight in wearability.
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