Deer (
Na’le) medicine is about being aware of our surroundings, present as they are in nature. A gentle doe has been sculpted from a good-looking fossil stone by Kenric Laiwakete. Eyes and an alternating heartline or breath path are from lovely turquoise inlays. For the A:Shiwi (Zuni), traditional oral stories include deer and can be found in
The Zunis Self-Portrayals book by The Zuni People
translated by Alvina Quam, copyright 1972. The recorded tales share fables of moral instruction regarding deer with titles like "Sacred Way to Hunt Deer" and "Henry Hunting Deer". This great publication is available and sold separately
here. The wonderful doe's measurements are approximately 3 1/8" long, 5/8" wide and roughly 1 3/4" tall.
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