Stacey Turpen Navajo Carved Antler Fetish Corn Maiden Signed

Description

This piece is so beautiful. The coloring in the antler ranges from white to brown giving a natural defining look to the piece. Stacey Turpen has quite an eye for enhancing natural beauty. Signed twice - once on the back and once on the bottom of the feet. Decorated with natural stone and shells and a piece of leather for the cape, this piece stands 5.75in high. One small flaw is that it may be missing the very bottom circle stone (pictured). I am having a real hard time deciphering if it is a stone or only the adhesive because of the coloring and raised feature. It truly could be a stone. Either way, it coordinates with the design of the piece.
I clean out storage facilities and this piece came from a collector of Native American and Southwestern Art. So the original purchase date is unavailable. But I can provide a written statement for ownership for your records.
I encourage all questions and will answer to the best of my knowledge.