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4.7" Carved Tigillites Stone Zuni Bear - Arizona
This is a 4.7" long hand-carved Zuni bear fashioned from Tigillites stone sourced in Arizona. It displays nicely sitting on a hard surface.
What Is Tigillites Stone?
Tigillites is the name given to a distinctive fossiliferous stone composed of ancient stick-like trace fossils preserved within a sedimentary matrix. These elongated, cylindrical structures—often resembling tightly packed reeds, rods, or bundled twigs—represent vertical burrows or feeding traces left by marine organisms on the seafloor hundreds of millions of years ago. Over vast spans of geologic time, these burrows were filled with contrasting sediments or minerals and later lithified, creating the striking banded or ribbed appearance that defines tigillites.
What Is A Zuni Bear?
A Zuni Bear is a small, traditional Zuni Pueblo carving that represents strength, healing, and protection, typically shaped in a compact, stylized form with a broad, arched back, sturdy legs, and a gently tapered snout that gives it a powerful, grounded profile. These carvings are often made from stones like turquoise, jet, serpentine, or alabaster, and may feature inlaid eyes, a symbolic heartline, or a small offering bundle tied across the back. The bear is regarded as a guardian of the West in Zuni tradition, valued not only as a spiritual totem associated with courage and inner wisdom but also as a collectible work of Native American artistry.
A Zuni Bear is a small, traditional Zuni Pueblo carving that represents strength, healing, and protection, typically shaped in a compact, stylized form with a broad, arched back, sturdy legs, and a gently tapered snout that gives it a powerful, grounded profile. These carvings are often made from stones like turquoise, jet, serpentine, or alabaster, and may feature inlaid eyes, a symbolic heartline, or a small offering bundle tied across the back. The bear is regarded as a guardian of the West in Zuni tradition, valued not only as a spiritual totem associated with courage and inner wisdom but also as a collectible work of Native American artistry.
What Is Tigillites Stone?
Tigillites is the name given to a distinctive fossiliferous stone composed of ancient stick-like trace fossils preserved within a sedimentary matrix. These elongated, cylindrical structures—often resembling tightly packed reeds, rods, or bundled twigs—represent vertical burrows or feeding traces left by marine organisms on the seafloor hundreds of millions of years ago. Over vast spans of geologic time, these burrows were filled with contrasting sediments or minerals and later lithified, creating the striking banded or ribbed appearance that defines tigillites.
$99
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper
LOCATION
Arizona
SIZE
4.7 x 3.6", 1.2" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#344927
