Peaceful Turquoise Buffalo

Zuni carver, Andres Quandelacy, carved this strong buffalo from angelite the color of a stormy sky. The eyes, horns, and heartline are carved from Sleeping Beauty turquoise. Details include the mane around the shoulders and head, tail, hooves, and face. 

Size: 2" H x 3.25" L x 1" W

Zuni Carver, Lynn Quam, carved this Peaceful Turquoise Buffalo from turquoise. What makes it really special is that one side is turquoise and the other side is the sandy colored matrix. The eyes are inlaid red coral and the horns are fossilized walrus ivory. It feels very good in the hand.

Size: 1.5" H x 2.375" L x .5"W

Buffalo, or American bison, roamed the plains in the millions from Northern Mexico into Canada before colonization.  Buffalo are sacred to many Native American people.  They provided so much the people needed: food, clothing, leather to line tipis and make parfleches which are beautifully painted rawhide containers, tools, and so much more.  There has been success in recent years to bring the buffalo back to the plains, especially to Native American tribes on the plains.

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.