Moles

Zuni carver, Alex Tsethlikai, carved this Mysterious Mole from Mexican onyx and inlaid turquoise eyes.  Its face, feet, and tail are all well detailed.  The offering bundle has a long, narrow azurite and malachite arrowhead with white clam shell, turquoise, and coral beads on top. 

Imagine living where the roots and mycelium grows and having keen senses that don't depend on your eyes to know your environment.  Mysterious indeed!  More about moles below.

Size: .875" H x 2.5" L x 1" W

Moles are mainly underground creatures.  They hold a special place for many Native Americans as guardians of Mother Earth.  Some of them can barely see, yet they navigate their way through the dark earth with great skill.  Currently seen by many people as pests, they have the important role of keeping the underground aerated.  They lived undisturbed for hundreds of thousands of years before humans arrived.

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.

Can a mole be beautiful?  We think this one is.  It was in the collection of the owner of Gathering Tribes for years and she is ready for it to find a new home.  It was carved by Zuni carver, Alex Tsethlikai, from a striking piece of dolomite, along with Picasso marble, jet, and turquoise.  We love how the tail wraps over its back.  The nose, mouth, and feet are detailed.  It is very different from the moles Alex is currently carving.  Alex's mark is engraved on the bottom.

Size: 1" H x 3" L x 1.125" W

Moles are mainly underground creatures.  They hold a special place for many Native Americans as guardians of Mother Earth.  Some of them can barely see, yet they navigate their way through the dark earth with great skill.  Currently seen by many people as pests, they have the important role of keeping the underground aerated and lived undisturbed for hundreds of thousands of years before humans arrived.

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.

Jonus Hustito carved this long sleek mole from gleaming white marble and inlaid jet eyes.  The paws, fur, ears and nose are delicately carved.  More about moles below.

Size: .375" x 3.5" L x 1" W

Moles are underground creatures who hold a special place for many Native Americans as guardians of Mother Earth.  Some of them can barely see, yet they navigate their way through the dark earth with great skill.  They can be helpful for assisting in understanding our own deep internal landscape.  Currently seen by many people as pests, they have the important role of keeping the underground aerated and lived undisturbed for hundreds of thousands of years before humans arrived.

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 little dolomite mole was carved by Danette Laate.  It has an inaid turquoise, coral, and jet sunface on it's back with turquoise dots in the four directions.  She gave it turquoise eyes, and detailed the nose, mouth, paws, and tail.  More about the importance of moles below.

Size: .5" H x 1.875" L x .675" W

Moles are mainly underground creatures.  They hold a special place for many Native Americans as guardians of Mother Earth.  Some of them can barely see, yet they navigate their way through the dark earth with great skill.  Currently seen by many people as pests, they have the important role of keeping the underground aerated and lived undisturbed for hundreds of thousands of years before humans arrived.

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 elegant mole was carved by Ephran Chavez out of Picasso Marble.  The mouth, ears, and nose are delicately carved.  Ephran inlaid turquoise dots for eyes, above each leg, the tail, and under the neck.  It is highly polished and beautiful!

Size: .5" H x 3" L x 1" W

Moles are mainly underground creatures.  They hold a special place for many Native Americans as guardians of Mother Earth.  Some of them can barely see, yet they navigate their way through the dark earth with great skill.  Currently seen by many people as pests, they have the important role of keeping the underground aerated and lived undisturbed for hundreds of thousands of years before humans arrived.

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, Jerold Lahaleon, carved this little pink mole fetish from 1.alabaster with turquoise eyes,  He carved a nice long tail that can be seen on the back.

size: .25" H x 1.625" L x .75" W

Moles are mainly underground creatures.  They hold a special place for many Native Americans as guardians of Mother Earth.  Some of them can barely see, yet they navigate their way through the dark earth with great skill.  Currently seen by many people as pests, they have the important role of keeping the underground aerated and lived undisturbed for hundreds of thousands of years before humans arrived.

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.