Zuni Pueblo tradition teaches there are Six Directions in life, assigning a color and animal to each one. Long ago, the Father of Medicine Societies, Po-shai-an-kia, established predatory animals as guardians of the Six Directions, each associated with a different color. They are regarded as healing and protective. Fitz Kiyite's sodalite
Bear Directional carving consists of a pipestone
Badger, a fish rock serpentine
Mountain-lion, a jet
Mole, a Picasso marble
Eagle and a marble
Wolf. The bear has jet inlaid eyes. All together, measurements are about 1 3/4" long, 1" wide and 1 5/8" tall.
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