Midnight Sky Serpent

Kenny Chavez carved this coiled snake from sodalite.  It is easy to imagine the stone representing the midnight sky with wispy, moonlight clouds.  The snake is coiled and has inlaid silver eyes.

Size: .75" H x .1.25" Diameter

Snakes are strong, agile, and fast.  Sinuous in their movements, they are only seen when they want to be seen.  They shed their skins as they grow without sentiment for what they leave behind. 

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