$120.00

Cedarwood Set Of Six Directions

Herbert Halate

$690.00

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 lightly fragrant cedarwood is decorated with amazing cross-hatching and petroglyph inspired designs like flute players. It is also beautifully adorned with turquoise pieces. The Six Directional animals are permanently attached. They include 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. Endearing eyes are from turquoise inlays. Measurements in their entirety are approximately 4 3/8" tall, 6" wide and 4 1/2" deep. The animal's average in size from approximately 1 3/4" to 2 1/8" long, 5/8" to 3/4" tall and 3/8" to 1" wide. Signed by the artist.

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Daphne & Leland Boone

Australian Variscite Badger

Christopher Sandoval, Zuni-San Felipe

Six Direction Eagle

Clive Hustito

Animal: Eagle, Material: Picasso Marble

$600.00

Clive Hustito's perched Picasso marble Eagle represents the Six-Directions in Zuni Pueblo worldview. In life there are Six Directions with a specific color and animal associated with each one. Long ago the Father of Medicine Societies, Po-shai-an-kia established predatory animals as guardians of the Six Directions who are healing and protective. The turquoise-eyed insightful raptor is one of the Six Directional animals including a black lip mother-of-pearl shell Mole, a mother-of-pearl Wolf, a dyed bamboo coral Badger, a turquoise Bear and a gold lip shell Mountain-lion nestled around the bird's talons. They are presented a top a gorgeous serpentine point. The conversing bird has lovely etched plumage included an incised "X" on its back which represents feathers as well. Dimensions in their entirety are approximately 4 1/4" tall, 2" wide and 3 1/2" deep.

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Six Direction Eagle

Clive Hustito

$600.00