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4.8" Carved Leopard Stone Zuni Bear - Mexico
This is a 4.8" long Zuni bear carved from Leopard Stone, a distinctive jasper-like rock from Mexico known for its mottled, rosette-like patterns that resemble the spots of a leopard. Sculpted in the traditional Zuni bear form with its arched back, sturdy legs, and balanced stance, the piece showcases the stone’s warm earthy tones and striking natural markings. Expertly polished to bring out its unique patterning, it stands securely on a flat surface.
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.
Jasper is an opaque (light doesn't pass through it) variety of chalcedony colored by various impurities within the stone. Leapord skin jasper, or leopard stone, contains orbicular mineral formations that resemble the appearance of leopards skin or fur, hence where it earned its name.
$125
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper
LOCATION
Mexico
SIZE
4.8 x 3.6 x 2.4"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#344813
