Birds

Ruben Najera carved this tiny, graceful family of hummingbirds from antler with jet eyes.  Two of them are guarding the next with two antler eggs inside.  They are perched on wood.  Ruben's talent is amazing!

Size: 2.25" H x 1.675" L x .75" W

Hummingbirds are fierce defenders of their families.  Many Indigenous people consider them to be messengers between this world and the spirit world.  And, in some tribes they are considered to be “love medicine”.

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.

It is easy to imagine this tranquil bird floating on a pond.  Reynold Lunasee carved it from a lovely piece of dolomite and inlaid turquoise eyes.  It is signed on the bottom.

Size: .875" H x 2.25" L x .675" W

Zuni carver, Tim Lementino, carved these orthoceras and jet ravens who are bound together in their life-long love, devotion and commitment.  They have inlaid turquoise eyes.  He bound them together and put a turquoise bead on top of the bundle.

Size: .675" H x 1.25" L x .75" W

Ravens are powerfully intelligent birds that mate for life.  They have learned how to live with us in urban areas, as well as near bodies of water and forests.  Ravens feature prominently in many creation stories of Native American nations, including in the Pacific Northwest where they stole fire from the sun for humans to use.  Many people, including us, have had extraordinary experiences with ravens.

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.

This catlinite Mothering Owl was carved by Derrick Kaamasee.  As is true with all of his carvings, this one is intricately detailed.  The mama and baby have inlaid turquoise eyes.  The perfect gift for the nurturing mom or owl lover!  More about owls below.

Size: 3.125" H x 1.5" L x 1.25" W

Owls are birds of the night who fly silently with excellent vision.  They are predators who hunt at night and sleep during the day. They, as do most raptors, communicate between this world and the next.

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.

Herbert Halate carved these wise owls from cedar.  Yes, they smell good!  The feathers and feet are well detailed and the eyes are inlaid turquoise.

Small: 2.375" x 2.875" L x 1.875" W

Medium: 3" H x 2.25" L x 1.75" W

Large: 3.75" H x 2.25" L x 2.25" W

Owls are birds of the night who fly silently with excellent vision.  They are predators who hunt at night and sleep during the day. They, as do most raptors, communicate between this world and the next.

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.

Zuni carver, Marvelita Phillips, carved this precious little owl from serpentine.  The eyes are inlaid turquoise.  So much wisdom in a small package!  More about owls below.

Size: 1.25" H x 1" Diameter

Owls are birds of the night who fly silently with excellent vision.  They are predators who hunt at night and sleep during the day. They, as do most raptors, communicate between this world and the next.

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.

Hiram Peynetsa carved this luminous eagle from laboradite.  It has inlaid turquoise eyes and heartline.  The face, beak, wings, tail, and feet are detailed.  The laboradite gleams blue, gold, and green in some parts.  Feels so good in the hand!  More about eagles below.

Size: 2.5" H x 3.25" L x .675" W

The eagle is the most sacred of all the raptors since it sees the furthest and flies the highest.  It is considered as a messenger to take our prayers to the Creator.  In Zuni Pueblo, eagles are also the guardians of the sky world. 

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.

This handsome duck was carved Darrin Boone.  Materials inlcude abalone, turquoise catlinite, jet, and shell.  The Sunface is inlaid jet, apple coral, turquoise, and Mother of Pearl. We think he knows how handome he is!

Size: 1" H x 1.25" L x1" W

This Sunface duck was carved by Darrin Boone.  Materials include serpentine, turquoise, dolomite, jet, and shell.  The Sunface is inlaid coral, jet, turquoise, and mother of pearl. 

Size: .875" H x 1.25" L x .75" W

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.

Calvert Bowannie carved this Beautiful Magpie from marble and inlaid turquoise eyes and wing tips. 

Size: .875" H x 2.25" L x 1" W

Seeing a magpie in the early morning is a sign of something good coming your way. Birds are understood to be messengers between this world and the spirit world.

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.

Calvert Bowannie carved this elegant magpie from black marble with inlaid mother of pearl inlaid on the wings.  It has bright blue inlaid turquoise eyes and beautifully detailed wings and tail.

Size: .375" H x 2.25" L x .875" W

Seeing a magpie in the early morning is a sign of something good coming your way. Birds are understood to be messengers between this world and the spirit world.

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.

This golden eagle has a composed energy.  Calvert Bowannie carved it from Picasso marble and used the white part of the stone as the tail feathers.  It has inlaid turquoise eyes.

Size: 1.5" H x 2.125" L x .75" W

The eagle is the most sacred of all the raptors since it sees the furthest and flies the highest.  It is considered as a messenger to take our prayers to the Creator.  In Zuni Pueblo, eagles are also the guardians of the sky world. 

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.

Cheryl Beyuka carved this rain blessing bird from silverado jet which has a metallic sheen.  The eyes are inlaid red coral, and it wear a necklace of pearls, laps, red coral, turquoise, and Mother of Pearl.  There is enough space between the wings to place offerings of corn meal, tobacco, or whatever feels right to you.

Size: 1.5" H x 3" L x 1.875" W

Birds are seen as messengers between this world and the spirit world.

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.

This landing eagle was carved from Mother of Pearl by Carl Etsate.  It has inlaid turquoise eyes and the feathers are all detailed above and below.  It is landing on a rock and has a fish grasped in one of his claws.  Yay, lunch!

Size: .875" H x 1.875" L x 3" W

The eagle is the most sacred of all the raptors since it sees the furthest and flies the highest.  It is considered as a messenger to take our prayers to the Creator.  In Zuni Pueblo, eagles are also the guardians of the sky world. 

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.

Michael Laweka carved this graceful water eagle from a shell with brown spots.  The eagle has inlaid turquoise eyes, two turquoise stones on its chest, and its open wing with crushed turquoise inside.  It stands on a chrysocolla base with is signed on the bottom.

Size: 2.25" H x 1.25" diameter

The eagle is the most sacred of all the raptors since it sees the furthest and flies the highest.  It is considered as a messenger to take our prayers to the Creator.  In Zuni Pueblo, eagles are also the guardians of the sky world. 

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.

This large Rain Blessings Bird was carved by Cheryl Beyuka from travertine and has inlaid coral eyes.  It's the largest rain bird we've ever seen Cheryl carve.  Coral, turquoise, lapis, and heishi make up the necklace offering.  The center is carved out with crushed turquoise inside.  "Cheryl Beyuka" and "Zuni Pueblo" are carved into the bottom. 

Size: 1.5" H x 5.875" L x 3" W

Birds are seen as messengers between this world and the spirit world.

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.

Derrick Kaamasee carved this Protective Mama & Baby Owl from marble and inlaid jet eyes.   Mama is very alert and the baby seems to be relaxed and trusting that mama is taking care of business.  The feathers and claws are all detailed on the mama and the wings on the baby.  Signed on the bottom.

Size: 2.75" H x 2.75" L x 1.125" W

Owls are birds of the night who fly silently with excellent vision.  They are predators who hunt at night and sleep during the day. They, as do most raptors, communicate between this world and the next, sometimes giving us messages.

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.

It is easy to imagine this hummingbird hovering over a bright flower.  Justin Red Elk carved it from cedar.  The beak is shell and the eyes are inlaid jet.  More about hummingbirds below.

Size: 1.75" H x 1.75" L x .675" W

Hummingbirds are fierce defenders of their families.  Many Indigenous people consider them to be messengers between this world and the spirit world.  And, in some tribes they are considered to be “love medicine”.

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.

Brandon Phillips made this fluttering hummingbird from Mexican onyx and has inlaid turquoise eyes.  The beak is carved from Mother of Pearl.  More about hummingbirds below.

Size: 2.675" H x 1.675" L x .675" W

Hummingbirds are fierce defenders of their families.  Many Indigenous people consider them to be messengers between this world and the spirit world.  And, in some tribes they are considered to be “love medicine”.

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.

This sweet hummingbird was carved by Danette Laate from Picasso marble.  As with many of Danette's carvings, there is an inlaid Sunface on the front.  Around the Sunface are four inlaid turquoise dots.  Materials include Picasso marble, turquoise, jet, and coral.  More about hummingbirds below.

Size: 1.125" H x 1.125" L x .675" W

Hummingbirds are fierce defenders of their families.  Many Indigenous people consider them to be messengers between this world and the spirit world.  And, in some tribes they are considered to be “love medicine”.

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.

This graceful magpie has a red coral berry in its mouth.  Calvert Bowannie carved it from black marble and inlaid Mother of Pearl on its wings, and has inlaid turquoise eyes.  The tail is gracefully long with detailed feathers, as are the wings.  "CB" is carved under the feet.

Size: .975" H x 3.5" L x .675" W

Seeing a magpie in the early morning is a sign of something good coming your way. Birds are understood to be messengers between this world and the spirit world.

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.

Calvert Bowannie carved this graceful black marble raven with detailed wings and tail.  The raven has inlaid turquoise eyes.   "CP" is carved into the bottom.  Definitely carrying that raven energy!

Size: 1" H x 1.5" L x .375" W

Ravens are powerfully intelligent birds that mate for life.  They have learned how to live with us in urban areas, as well as near bodies of water and forests.  Ravens feature prominently in many creation stories of Native American nations, including in the Pacific Northwest where they stole fire from the sun for humans to use.  Many people, including us, have had extraordinary experiences with ravens.

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.

This cedar eagle by Casey Phillips is beautifully carved!  The face, wings, body, and tail are detailed, and it has inlaid turquoise eyes.  "CP" and "Zuni" are carved on the bottom. 

Size: .675" H x 4.5" L x 2.25" W

The eagle is the most sacred of all the raptors since it sees the furthest and flies the highest.  It is considered as a messenger to take our prayers to the Creator.  In Zuni Pueblo, eagles are also the guardians of the sky world. 

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.