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Best Hunter Mountain Lion

Melvin Sandoval, San Felipe-Zuni

Animal: Mountain Lion, Material: Alabaster

$140.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

Snowfall will assist a beneficial Mountain-lion in tracking prints left behind by its prey. Melvin Sandoval's lively alabaster feline searches a snowy path. Because they are stealthy in nature, Zuni men will bring a mountain lion carving along for success in the hunt. Elegant in form, this smoothly sculpted cat measures approximately 2 7/8" long, 1/2" wide and 1 1/4" tall.

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Best Hunter Mountain Lion

Melvin Sandoval, San Felipe-Zuni

$140.00

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Great Horned Owl

Herbert Halate

Animal: Owl, Material: Alabaster

$180.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

For the A:Shiwi (The People) an owl is known as the Night Grandfather, one who uses knowledge and good judgment seeing what others cannot. Owls have been a part of legends and literature for ages. Some view them as harbingers of death. However mysterious they seem to be, they play a vital role in the environment acting as biocontrol agents through the hunting of agricultural pests. Building a social awareness against superstitions will help in protecting them. Herbert Halate's great horned Owl carved from alabaster is perched at approximately 4 5/8" tall, 2 1/8" wide and 1 7/8" deep. The size is nice. Always watchful eyes are from turquoise inlays and plumage has intricate etching including tail feathers. View item

Great Horned Owl

Herbert Halate

$180.00

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Be The Change Bobcat

Brian Yunie

Animal: Bobcat, Material: Alabaster

$300.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

Bobcats are members of the greater cat family prospering because they know how to adapt and change when necessary. Their animal medicine or example in nature teaches us to be creative and progressive, to bring something new into being. Brian Yunie's wildcat has jet eyes set to an alabaster body. Incising accents a bobbed tail and facial fur ruffs. A gorgeous iridescent black lip shell point with branch red coral, pipestone and turquoise are in the offering bundle. This approximately 4 7/8" long, roughly 1 1/8" wide and 2 3/8" tall feline can be the visual inspiration to be the change.

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Be The Change Bobcat

Brian Yunie

$300.00

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Sharp-Set Eagle Hunter

Fred Bowannie Jr.

Animal: Eagle, Material: Alabaster

$240.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

Fish such as suckers, trout and carp are some of the creatures in New Mexico's waters that are on the menu for mighty Eagles who are opportunistic hunters. Fred Bowannie, Jr.'s eagle (or Hawk) patiently waits for the right time to take flight and hunt for a savory meal. Smoothly carved from a refreshing alabaster, plumage is beautifully layered. Honest eyes are from pen shell inlays. About 2 3/4" tall, 1 5/8" wide and 2" deep. View item

Sharp-Set Eagle Hunter

Fred Bowannie Jr.

$240.00

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Charming Bear

Jacob Wilson, Zuni-Dine

Animal: Bear, Material: Alabaster

$200.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

When you shop keshi.com you're supporting an Indigenous artist like young Jacob Wilson who sets his own wholesale prices in keeping with our mission of promoting equitable treatment of artists. His charming Bear has been sculpted from a gorgeous alabaster to a size of approximately 2 5/8" long, 3/4" wide and 1 1/2" tall. Alabaster is a mineral in the gypsum family adored throughout time because of versatility and ease of carving. Little ears are drilled and eyes are from turquoise inlays. Bears are revered by Indigenous cultures because they have powers that we do not.

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Charming Bear

Jacob Wilson, Zuni-Dine

$200.00

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Honored Turtle

Michael Coble

Animal: Turtle, Material: Alabaster

$500.00

is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.

Imagine Michael Coble's magnificent alabaster Turtle or tortoise resting on your table or desk. Its serene presence and beautifully detailed carapace is quite engaging. A turned head has expressive eyes from turquoise, and a sweetly etched tail, legs and claws are given. In Zuni Pueblo, turtle shells are prized for making rattles used by the Rain Dancers. About 5" long, 3 1/4" wide and 1 1/2" tall. View item

Honored Turtle

Michael Coble

$500.00