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Color Me Happy Badger

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Badger, Material: Surfite

$320.00

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If you love color, you'll jump for joy with Nelson Yatsattie's Badger carved from surfite, an upcycled material from surfboard manufacturing. It is energized with green, purple, white, turquoise, brown, blue, red and black hues, among others. Colors seem to describe happy memories and inspire us to make wonderful new ones. Color also represents the good energy we want in our lives. Nice eyes are from turquoise inlays, while a nice tail and claws are sgraffito-etched. About 3 1/2" long, 1 3/8" wide and 5/8" tall. View item

Color Me Happy Badger

Nelson Yatsattie

$320.00

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Trailblazer Roadrunner

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Roadrunner, Material: Picasso Marble

$220.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

Roadrunners are charismatic birds who fearlessly strut their stuff on desert trails. They rely on ingenuity to survive teaching us to defy the expected and be a trailblazer in any field of endeavor. Nelson Yatsattie's gorgeous Picasso marble bird has wise eyes from turquoise inlays. Its plumage is exquisitely worked in the sgraffito technique of ornamentation. About 3 5/8" long, 7/8" wide and 2 1/2" tall.

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Trailblazer Roadrunner

Nelson Yatsattie

$220.00

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Hidden Den Bobcat

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Bobcat, Material: Onyx

$220.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

A mother Bobcat focuses on raising her kittens in seclusion, protecting them until they become independent just like her. Nelson Yatsattie's naturally layered onyx wildcat surveys surroundings through turquoise inlaid eyes. Soon Father Sun will break so she'll quietly head back to the safely hidden den. Whiskers, facial ruffs and claws are sgraffito-etched. About 3 3/4" long, 1 3/8" wide and 1 7/8" tall. View item

Hidden Den Bobcat

Nelson Yatsattie

$220.00

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Wolf The Respectful Hunter

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Wolf, Material: Onyx

$700.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

Wild canines like wolves are respectful hunters only doing so for survival and not random sport like the media and myths portray them as, wanton ruthless killers. Earthy brown and soothing creamy hues complimented by intricate sgraffito etching creates a handsome contrast in Nelson Yatsattie's turquoise-eyed Wolf (Fox or Coyote). Elegant fur effect and clawed paws are wonderful features of this nicely-sized onyx bushytail that measures about 8 5/8" long, 1 1/4" wide and 1 3/4" tall.

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Wolf The Respectful Hunter

Nelson Yatsattie

$700.00

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Sun Gazer Reptile

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Lizard, Material: Marble

$290.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

Solitary black girdled lizards live among the rocky outcrops on Table Mountain, South Africa. They have a striking black hue which helps them absorb sufficient heat from the sun. Agile and active, these lizards often gaze in the direction of the sun which is why they are called sun gazers. Nelson Yatsattie's sgraffito Lizard has turquoise eyes and measures approximately 4 3/8" long, 1 5/8" wide and 5/8" tall. Its long tail is elegantly draped in marble. View item

Sun Gazer Reptile

Nelson Yatsattie

$290.00

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Artful Lizard

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Lizard, Material: Ricolite

$160.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

When asked what drew Zuni artist Nelson Yatsattie to start carving, he said that "It was just another way of drawing. Me and Brian (Brian Yatsattie, brother), We like art; we like to draw, we like to paint. I was always in art class." He said making art "It just takes everything out of your mind, when you get into your work. You put everything into it - you leave all the negativity out, and you put all the positivity in - your whole soul." Nelson's passion for art is evidenced in a quick Lizard sculpted from ricolite. Observant eyes are from turquoise inlays. We love this reptile's long tail flowing tail. About 3 3/4" long, 1 5/8" wide and 7/8" tall.

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Artful Lizard

Nelson Yatsattie

$160.00

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Staying Still Horned Lizard

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Horned Lizard, Material: Hestermanite

$240.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

A wonderful horned Lizard with turquoise eyes has been carved from Hestermanite, an intriguing stone from perhaps the marble family. The overall organic patterns and earth-toned colors of this Hestermanite specimen provide the best camouflage for a horned lizard's desert living. Staying still and remaining motionless is also a helpful defense mechanism. Mouth and claws are sgraffito-etched. About 3 1/4" long, 1 3/4" wide and 1" tall by Nelson Yatsattie.

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Staying Still Horned Lizard

Nelson Yatsattie

$240.00

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Defensive Horned Lizard

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Lizard, Material: Queen's Creek Marble

$320.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

Horned Lizards have an amazing defense mechanism. Nictating membranes in the corners of their eyes enables them to squirt blood when provoked. They can accurately aim from several feet away at a predator’s eyes or mouth. Thanks to a steady diet of Harvester red ants, the horned lizard's blood contains formic acid that tastes terrible to these predators. Interestingly, the term formica from which the name is derived is the Latin word for ant, as formic acid is contained in ant venom. Nelson Yatsattie's smoothly sculpted Queen's Creek marble horned lizard has turquoise inlaid eyes and sgraffito-etched horns and claws. About 4 3/8" long, 2" wide and 1 1/4" tall.

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Defensive Horned Lizard

Nelson Yatsattie

$320.00

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Very Long Lovely Lizard

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Lizard, Material: Queen's Creek Marble

$440.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

Absorbing the warm and nourishing Zuni sunshine, Nelson Yatsattie's elongated Lizard ponders the next place to visit, friends to make and insects to eat. Smoothly sculpted from Queen's Creek marble displaying natural rich colors like burgundy hues, this lovely reptile is about 7 1/4" long, 1" wide and 3/4" tall. Eyes are from turquoise inlays and claws are sgraffito-etched. We can help reptiles by keeping downed logs which provide great habitat for them and all kinds of wildlife. Also, planting native grasses and ground cover affords great hiding spots for lizards.

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Very Long Lovely Lizard

Nelson Yatsattie

$440.00