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Buffalo Dancer

Chad Quandelacy

$160.00

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

Buffalo Dancer moves in unison to the beat of the drum, honoring the Bison through traditional dance and song. Intricately composed from carved turquoise, jet, shell, cedarwood, mother-of-pearl and marble by Chad Quandelacy to a height of approximately 2 3/8" tall, 1 1/8" wide and 1 1/4" deep, measurements include the base. Chad's parents are renowned Zuni Pueblo carvers Stewart Quandelacy and Priscilla Lasiloo Quandelacy. View item

Buffalo Dancer

Chad Quandelacy

$160.00

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Cedarwood Set Of Six Directions

Herbert Halate

$690.00

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

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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Cedarwood Set Of Six Directions

Herbert Halate

$690.00

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Panther's Powerful Hunting Medicine

Brion Hattie

Animal: Panther, Material: Marble

$320.00

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

Black panthers are actually jaguars or leopards native to three continents. Indigenous cultures regard them as creatures with powerful hunting medicine. Nocturnal, they live with retractable claws and camouflaged grace. Brion Hattie's smooth black marble panther (jaguar, leopard, Mountain-lion, puma or cougar) communicates stealthy balance, while extraordinary eyesight is provided through turquoise inlays. Dimensions of this lovely black panther are approximately 4" long, 1 1/4" wide and 1 1/2" tall.

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Panther's Powerful Hunting Medicine

Brion Hattie

$320.00

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Little Stinker

Calvert Bowannie

$70.00

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

Members of the weasel family, peaceful skunks are part of Zuni mythology and other Indigenous cultures view them as representing family loyalty through loving defense. Beneficial animals, they eat grubs and small rodents, a natural form of pest control for landowners. Skunks often have a negative connotation because of a strong spray however the spray is used as self-defense, not to harm others. Calvert Bowannie's little stinker is from marble and mother-of-pearl. Eyes are from turquoise inlays, while its tail is sweetly etched. About 1 7/8" long, 3/4" wide and 1" tall. View item

Little Stinker

Calvert Bowannie

$70.00

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Grazing Pony

Kenric Laiwakete

Animal: Horse, Material: Marble

$110.00

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

Early spring's final snow is melting fast revealing the sweetest of new grass shoots that Kenric Laiwakete's Horse will enjoy. The marble's white inclusions resemble patches of precious fallen snow, while the subtle hunter-hued areas are like fresh greens. Turquoise eyes help this grazer find the best eats, while a stunning alternating turquoise heartline represents the breath path of this roughly 2 3/4" long, 3/8" wide and 1 3/8" tall wonderful equine.

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Grazing Pony

Kenric Laiwakete

$110.00

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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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Carrara Marble Ram

Todd Westika

Animal: Ram, Material: Carrara Marble

$250.00

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

Carved from cool Carrara marble, Todd Westika's mighty ram or bighorn sheep has sterling silver eyes. This luxurious stone has been used for centuries, quarried in northern Tuscany. Michelangelo worked this rich marble in his masterpieces. An elegantly carved turquoise point, sterling silver and branch red coral bead offering bundle is secured to this approximately 4 1/8" long, 7/8" wide and 2 3/8" tall ruminant. Todd is an accomplished artist from the greater Quandelacy family of carvers. His aunt Rhoda Quam taught him to carve.

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Carrara Marble Ram

Todd Westika

$250.00

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Mosaic Heartline Bear

Donovan Laiwakete

Animal: Bear, Material: Marble With Serpentine

$170.00

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

Bears are emotionally complex creatures capable of deep feelings and thoughts. They are revered by Pueblo cultures because bears have powers that we do not and should be respected for these qualities. Donovan Laiwakete's bear has a reassuring presence, carved from a refreshing marble with serpentine and inlaid with a stunning mosaic heartline or breath path from turquoise and pipestone. Eyes are from turquoise inlays. About 2 3/4" long, 1 5/8" wide and 1 1/2" tall.

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Mosaic Heartline Bear

Donovan Laiwakete

$170.00

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Standing In Strength Marble Bear

Clive Hustito

Animal: Bear, Material: Marble

$750.00

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

Clive Hustito's magnificent upright Bear is carved from a weighty marble with swirling maroon, pink and cream-hued inclusions giving the impression of a shaggy coat. Standing bears are like brothers who teach us to stay strong. Expressive eyes are from turquoise inlays while clawed paws are incised. He honored the bear with a necklace from lovely turquoise and coral beads. A powerful bear stands about 8" tall, 3 1/2" wide by 2 1/4" deep.

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Standing In Strength Marble Bear

Clive Hustito

$750.00

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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

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Dig Deeper Mole

Douglas Martza

Animal: Mole, Material: Marble

$130.00

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

Moles dig deeper to escape winter's harshest days. Among the extensive roots, they'll sniff out the juiciest insects and chubbiest earthworms to fill their bellies. A mole's animal medicine teaches us to look inside ourselves and the potential we have to reach our goals. Douglas Martza's wonderful beneath the ground creature has been sculpted from a cool marble to a size of approximately 2 5/8" long, roughly 1 1/4" wide and 1 1/4" tall. An orange spiny oyster shell point offering bundle looks stunning against the richness of the marble. Tiny eyes are from turquoise inlays.

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Dig Deeper Mole

Douglas Martza

$130.00

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Lessons Of The Bushytail

Stevan Natachu

Animal: Bushytail, Material: Marble

$130.00

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

Since time immemorial, Indigenous ones have known wild canines teach us how to live and be better people. Bushytails exist in the moment, practice reciprocity, use good judgement, display good leadership and communicate well. From quietly discerning Foxes, to powerful Wolves and smart Coyotes, wild canines should be appreciated and valued for vital contributions. They keep smaller animal and rodent populations in check balancing varying ecosystems. They clear carcasses that could spread disease. Stevan Natachu's gorgeous marble bushytail has turquoise eyes and an exquisite mosaic tail overlaid with turquoise, jet, pipestone and mother-of-pearl. About 3 1/2" long, 1 1/8" wide and 5/8" tall.

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Lessons Of The Bushytail

Stevan Natachu

$130.00

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Sgraffito Bushytail

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Bushytail, Material: Marble

$380.00

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

Marble is made richer by meticulous sgraffito etching on Nelson Yatsattie's wonderful bushytail (Fox, Wolf or Coyote). A furry coat and tail is achieved by a technique of ornamentation called sgraffito in which a surface layer is incised to reveal a ground of contrasting color. We love the expression on this approximately 4 3/4" long, 1 1/8" wide and 1 1/2" tall canine's turquoise-eyed face. View item

Sgraffito Bushytail

Nelson Yatsattie

$380.00

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Queen's Creek Marble Frog

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Frog, Material: Queen's Creek Marble

$280.00

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

Nelson Yatsattie's enchanting Frog has hopped out of the water to say hello. A skillful polishing job shows off the natural beauty of the Queen's Creek marble specimen. Friendly eyes are from turquoise inlays as blue as a Pueblo sky. Dimensions of this gorgeous water creature are approximately 2 1/2" long, 2 1/2" wide and 1 1/2" tall.

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Queen's Creek Marble Frog

Nelson Yatsattie

$280.00

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Badger Kincentricity

Herbert Him, Sr.

Animal: Badger, Material: Marble

$180.00

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

Life is only possible when animal and plant life are regarded as kin the way Indigenous Peoples view all creation. Some Pueblo cultures view animals like the badger as a relative who emerged with humans, as sisters and brothers. It is a responsibility to care for and protect creation as one would care for a relative. Herbert Him, Sr.'s marble Badger shares a kincentricity with its ancestral pueblo home. The guardian badger has turquoise eyes and mighty digger claws. About 2 1/2" long, 2 1/2" wide and 1" tall.

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Badger Kincentricity

Herbert Him, Sr.

$180.00

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Mining Mole

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Mole, Material: Marble

$340.00

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

A specialized scent sensor on the tip of a Mole's nose helps locate prey. They work year-round tunneling and hunting for food favorites like earthworms. During the winter season, they will tunnel down deep below the frost line. For the Zuni Pueblo people a mole is the Guardian of Mother Earth, a protective and hunting animal of the underground. Nelson Yatsattie's mole is smoothly sculpted from well-polished marble. Eyes are from turquoise and digger paws are etched. About 3 5/8" long, 2" wide and 5/8" tall. View item

Mining Mole

Nelson Yatsattie

$340.00

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Bison Bodyguard & Calf

Nelson Yatsattie

Animal: Bison, Material: Marble

$800.00

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

Sgraffito is a decorative art form where a surface layer is cut or etched away to expose a different colored ground. Nelson Yatsattie utilized this age-old technique of ornamentation to create a pair of furry Bison. We love mother's extended tail creatively expressing protective love for her baby. The parent's mane is so lush it cascades clear down to the hoof area. Sculpted from one portion of black marble, the powerful mother buffalo and calf together measure approximately 5 1/2" long, 1 1/4" wide and 2" tall. Eyes are from turquoise inlays.

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Bison Bodyguard & Calf

Nelson Yatsattie

$800.00

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Triple Heartline Mountain Lion

Kenric Laiwakete

Animal: Mountain Lion, Material: Marble

$180.00

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

Kenric Laiwakete's stealthy Mountain-lion (puma, panther, leopard or cougar) has eyes from inlaid turquoise. An extraordinary trio of heartlines or breath paths are set from turquoise and create a striking contrast to the rich marble or perhaps a fossiliferous marble. At Zuni Pueblo, mountain lion carvings are traditionally used when hunting large game because mountain lions are the best hunters around. They are also carried as a protector when traveling. About 4" long, 1" wide and 1 1/2" tall. View item

Triple Heartline Mountain Lion

Kenric Laiwakete

$180.00