Cloud Dancer

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Bronze, 38" x 14" x 14". There is a chill in the morning air at San Juan Pueblo, where the Cloud Dance, which is usually held in early spring because of its associations with agric ulture, weather control and fertility, is about to begin. The women who will perform, some having thrown the blankets over their shoulders to stay warm, all wearing elaborate headdresses made of twelve eagle feathers in a fan on top of their heads and carrying ears of corn, slowly make their way towards the plaza where the male dancers are waiting. In that contemplative moment this young Pueblo woman takes the opportunity to reflect on the contentedness that follows from participation in an activity that will reinforce her sense of tribal belonging. In the serene expression that Star has given her, a wholeness radiates from within that is derived from having found a balance between past and present in her life. Show more