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John Fadden, Iakonkwe (WomanKind)
1981. Acrylic on canvas, 30 in. x 24 in. The Native American woman whose body encompasses the planet invokes the healing powers of nature so that a peaceful world may be born. Among the Iroquois, women traditionally were the providers of food and tribal elders. In one hand, as steward of the garden, she holds the sacred corn; in the other, the deer antler and string of wampun representing political power. Source: The Once and Future Goddess . Elinor W. Gadon , p. 39. |
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EARTH MOTHER OF WILLENDORF,
ca. 25,000 B.C.E. Limestone, 41/8 in. Austria. |
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