Zebra Agate Bushytail Fox

Peter Gasper carved this bushytail fox from a striking piece of Zebra Agate.  He inlaid turquoise eyes, and made a gold lip mother of pearl arrowhead for the bundle with heishi, turquoise, and coral beads on top.  

Size: 1" H x 2.5" L x .5" W

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.

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.