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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