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Flint corn (Zea mays var. indurata; also known as Indian corn or sometimes calico corn) is a variant of maize, the same species as common corn. [1] Because each kernel has a hard outer layer to protect the soft endosperm , it is likened to being hard as flint , hence the name. [ 2 ]
The local pantheon of kachinas varies from pueblo community to community. A kachina can represent anything in the natural world or cosmos, from a revered ancestor to an element, a location, a quality, a natural phenomenon, or a concept; there may be kachinas for the sun, stars, thunderstorms, wind, corn, insects, as well as many other concepts.
Glass gem corn. Glass Gem Corn is an American heirloom flint corn, or maize. It is a variety of what people call "Indian corn" and is considered unique due to its rainbow coloring. [1] [2] Glass Gem Corn has been called the "poster child" for the return to heirloom seeds.
The symbol used to represent the goddess Atira in the Pawnee Hako ceremony The Pawnee Butte, home of the Pawnee tribe who worshiped Atira. [1]Atira (Pawnee atíraʼ [ətíɾəʔ]), literally "our mother" or "Mother ()", [2] is the title of the earth goddess (among others) in the Native American Pawnee tribal culture.
A corn husk doll made in traditional design. A corn husk doll is a Native American doll made out of the dried leaves or "husk" of a corn cob. [1] Maize, known in some countries as corn, is a large grain plant domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. Every part of the ear of corn was used.
Indian corn is flint corn, actually in scores of varieties and all types of colors. While it could be used for making flours and other food products, most of what you’ll see offered for sale ...
Katsina tihu (Kokopol), probably late 19th century, Brooklyn Museum Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls and new brides about katsinas or katsinam, the immortal beings that bring rain, control other aspects of the natural world and society, and act as ...
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