Carved Bone Pendant, Earth Mother Goddess mexican tin ornament Originally a Czech trade bead

Originally a Czech trade bead made in the mid 20th Century specifically for Islamic Trade Markets

In Traditional Culture

the most complete" as a total work of art

14" x 10" unframed

Three corners are missing edges where the retablo was possibly cut from a nicho

Carved Bone Pendant, Earth Mother Goddess mexican tin ornament Originally a Czech trade beadA Mother Goddess is a Goddess who represents, or is a personification of nature, motherhood, fertility, creation, destruction or who embodies the bounty of the Earth. When equated with the Earth or the natural world, such Goddesses are sometimes referred to as Mother Earth or as the Earth Mother. The concept is complementary to a "Sky Father". A Fertility Deity is a God or Goddess associated with fertility, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, and crops. In