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Blue-eyed Badger
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Regular price $68.00 Save $-68.00Daphne Quam carved this blue-eyed badger from bright orange alabaster and inlaid turquoise eyes. The sweet face, ears, tail, and feet are detailed. The offering bundle has a black-lip Mother of Pearl arrowhead with two turquoise beads on top. It feels very good in the hand.
Size: 1" H x 3.5" L x 1.25" W
In the Zuni tradition badgers are the guardians of the south which is associated with new beginnings. Badgers are diligent and fierce; you would not want to mess with one! They are creatures of both the world underground where their dens are, and the world on Mother Earth’s belly where they live during the day to hunt.
Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal. Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.
Moon Gazing Bushytail
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Regular price $54.00 Save $-54.00This moon gazing bushytail is carved from Wild Horse magnesite by Zuni carver, Daphne Quam. The offering bundle is a black abalone arrowhead with two green turquoise nuggets on top.
Size: 1.75" H x 2.25" L x .375" W
Wolves, coyotes and foxes all look the same in the distance. In Zuni there is a word that translates into "bushytail" in English. You get to determine what this carving looks like to you!
WOLF Wolves are intelligent, resourceful creatures that live in their own communities called packs. They are the guardians of the East which is associated with new beginnings. They have excellent communication skills and are protective of one another. The leaders of their community are called “alpha” and are usually males and females, although there are known to be alphas that are only females (yay to the matriarchy!). The alphas are the only wolves in the pack who breed, and they also eat first. They are the strongest and most intelligent wolves of the group.
FOX Wolves, coyotes and foxes all look the same in the distance. In Zuni there is a word that translates into "bushytail" in English. This bushytail is a fox. Foxes are playful, clever, quick, and protective of their young. They also mate for life, and are indigenous to every continent except Antarctica.
COYOTES Coyotes figure prominently in Native American history. In some tribes, they are powerful creation beings who teach us by doing things that turn out wrong, or even disastrous. Oftentimes, they have a humorous quality. In their natural environment they live in packs, hunt together, and protect one another. Once one hears them yipping at night it is never forgotten.
Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal. Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.
Serene Mountain Lion
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Regular price $88.00 Save $-88.00This Serene Mountain Lion was carved from Egyptian marble by Daphne Quam. The stone is beautiful! It has inlaid turquoise eyes and a lovely offering bundle that includes a spiny oyster arrowhead and turquoise.
Size: 1.5" H x 2.675" L x 1" W
In Zuni Pueblo, mountain lions are the guardians of the north, which is where wisdom lives. They are sleek hunters who are primarily solitary predators, and in Zuni, they are the leaders of all of the hunting animals. Full of grace, they move through life silently and with great power until they want you to hear them.
Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal. Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.
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