{"title":"Eli Cheama","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"indigenous-chieftain-figurine","title":"Indigenous Chieftain Figurine","description":"\u003cp\u003eEli Cheama's latest offering of an Indigenous Chieftain figurine from fish rock serpentine was inspired by a piece he saw his father the late great carver Fabian Cheama make when he was just a boy. As Eli weathered the creative storm, he said the process wasn't so peaceful. It was a creative purge of sorts, something he found must be brought into reality to find an inner peace, perhaps an unintended metaphor. This hard-won masterpiece was well-worth it in the end, as he said that ultimately \"it represents peace, hence the peace pipe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine details such as a feathered war bonnet and breastplate are exquisitely rendered. Soulful eyes are from jet paste. The miniature pipe is sculpted from pipestone also known as catlinite. Its deep reddish color and texture has made it a prized material to carve ceremonial pipes that carry prayers to the Creator according to some traditional beliefs. Dimensions in their entirety are about 2 7\/8\" tall, 2 1\/8\" wide and 2 1\/4\" deep.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eli Cheama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42280686190677,"sku":null,"price":630.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/EliCheama-fish-rock-chiefv3.jpg?v=1774451959"},{"product_id":"masked-badger","title":"Masked Badger","description":"Eli Cheama's late father Fabian Cheama was a wonderful innovator in Zuni animal carvings, producing highly-detailed contemporary pieces starting in the early 80's that influenced many fellow artists. Eli is a great artist in his own right as evidenced in a delightful fish rock serpentine \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/badger\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eBadger\u003c\/a\u003e. A great contrasting mask is from jet, while expressive eyes are from turquoise inlays. An adorable nose is from jet as well. A beneficial badger's striking black and white face markings help them appear more intimidating and assists them in identifying family members. About 2 5\/8\" long, 1 3\/8\" wide and 7\/8\" tall.","brand":"Eli Cheama","offers":[{"title":"Badger \/ Fish Rock Serpentine","offer_id":42776270930005,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/Eli-Cheama-fishrock-badger-v5.jpg?v=1784846840"}],"url":"https:\/\/keshi.com\/en-ca\/collections\/eli-cheama\/animal-badger.oembed","provider":"Keshi The Zuni Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}