Herbert Halate's carved New Mexico cedarwood offering hosts the protecting or healing animals of the Six-Directions, along with their assigned color according to Zuni Pueblo tradition. The solid block of naturally and lightly fragrant cedarwood is etched and inlaid with gorgeous turquoise pieces. The Six Directional animals are a jet (black) Mole, a calcite (yellow) Mountain-lion, a turquoise (blue) Bear, a Picasso marble (many colored) Eagle, a pipestone (red) Badger and a marble (white) Wolf. Their expressive eyes are from turquoise inlays. All together, measurements are approximately 5 1/4" tall, 4 1/2" wide and roughly 4" deep. The bear is about 1 1/2" long and the mole is 1 3/4" long, while the badger is 1 3/4" long and the wolf is about 1 3/4" long. Eagle is roughly 2" long and mountain lion is approximately 1 5/8" long. Signed by the artist. The gorgeous animals are permanently attached.
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