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Handmade Beaded Corn Pins
Beader: Alice Begay (Navajo)

These wonderful pins, made to resemble an ear of corn, were beaded with a peyote stitch by Navajo craftsperson Alice Begay from the Shiprock, New Mexico area. She uses very thin leather for the husks, the color of which will vary.

See the Beaded Corn Earrings by Alice Begay.
See also, the Beaded Corn Keyrings by Alice Begay.

Navajo beaded corn pins by Alice Begay

Colors, Left to Right: Maroon, White, Red, Cream, Maroon, Yellow, Turquoise.

The beaded corn pins will vary in size from 2.25" to 3" long from the top of the "husk" to the bottom of the "ear" with the beaded part generally being 1.5" to 2" long. They are mostly 1/2"- 5/8" in diameter and taper slightly from top to bottom of the "ear." Most are made from size 12 glass seed beads though some may be made from size 10 beads. Other colors may be available besides those pictured above (see below).

Beaded maroon corn pin by Alice Begay.

This is a beautiful example of one of the pins by Alice Begay. Overall length and diameter will vary as noted above. The color may vary from a lighter to a darker maroon.
Item Number: 86-B-114M
Price: SOLD
S/H: $4.60, includes Delivery Confirmation.

This item has been sold.
PLEASE NOTE: This photo is representative of the pins made by Alice Begay. Since each item is handmade, they will vary in size, color, and color combinations.

Corn is the most sacred of all Native American plants and it has been a dietary staple of the Indians of the southwest for 3000 years. To the Navajo, corn, the symbol of food, fertility, and life itself, is of major importance. Standing straight and tall, corn resembles human beings standing in rows. White corn is thought, by the Navajo, to be male, yellow corn is female. "The Navajo also use corn meal and corn pollen in their religious observances, and corn (nah-tah) is one of the four sacred plants." Quotes are from "Spirit in the Stone, a Handbook of Southwest Indian Animal Carvings and Beliefs," by Mark Bahti, courtesy of Rio Nuevo Publishers. Please see our book listings for this and other books.

These cobalt blue pins are other samples of beaded ears of corn by Alice Begay. The color of the "husks" will vary.
Item Number: 86-B-114CB
Price: $18.00
S/H: $4.60, includes Delivery Confirmation.

Cobalt Blue:

Beaded cobalt blue corn pins by Alice Begay

Beaded red corn pin by Alice Begay.

The color of this Alice Begay piece may vary from a bright 'fire truck' red to a darker maroon red.
Item Number: 86-B-114R
Price: $18.00
S/H: $4.60, includes Delivery Confirmation.

PLEASE NOTE: This photo is representative of the pins made by Alice Begay. Since each item is handmade, they will vary in size, color, and color combinations.

Red:

Beaded ears of corn by Alice Begay in periwinkle blue. The color of the "husks" will vary.
Item Number: 86-B-114PB
Price: $18.00
S/H: $4.60, includes Delivery Confirmation.

Periwinkle Blue:

Beaded corn pin by Alice Begay

Turquoise
Item Number: 86-B-114T
Price: $18.00. S/H: $4.60, includes Delivery Confirmation..

Beaded corn pin
Yellow
Item Number: 86-B-114Y
Price: $18.00. S/H: $4.60, includes Delivery Confirmation.

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See the Beaded Corn Earrings by Alice Begay.
See also, the Beaded Corn Keyrings by Alice Begay.

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