Mother Corn
16''H x 11''W
Corn is the heart of the Hopi diet and has provided
the Hopi with life for nearly a millennium. The connection between
the people and the corn is pervasive and deeply sacred. The Hopi are
dry farmers in the high desert depending mainly on less than nine
inches of rainfall and runoff to water their crops. From less than ideal
environmental conditions and planting in sandy soil, the Hopi have
managed not only to survive, but to thrive in the rugged climate of
the Southwest.
With little more than hard work, prayer, faith and deep humility the Hopi people sustain the corn and the corn sustains Hopi culture.