Cloud Maiden Kachina material_chrysocolla Hand-Carved and Painted Hopi Sunface

Hand-Carved and Painted Hopi Sunface (Dawa) Kachina in Dancing Motion and Holding a Rattle and Flower

Crafted in the 1990s

Joseph De Vern Coriz

and matching sterling silver bear paw tips

A Stunning and Large Antique Navajo (circa 1930s) Crystal / early Storm Pattern Weaving from the J

Cloud Maiden Kachina material_chrysocolla Hand-Carved and Painted Hopi SunfaceHand 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