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4.8" Polished Red Flower Marble Zuni Bear - India
This is a 4.8" long, hand-crafted Zuni bear carved from Indian Flower Marble, a stone known for its warm tones and swirling, flower-like patterns created by ancient mineral deposits. The sculptor has shaped it in the classic Zuni bear form with a strong arched back, sturdy legs, and a gently tapered snout, giving the piece a grounded, protective presence. The marble has been polished to a smooth sheen, enhancing the intricate natural veining and color variations that make each carving one-of-a-kind. It stands securely on a hard, flat surface, making it an elegant and meaningful display piece.
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.
About Flower Marble or Flower Jasper
Flower Marble, also known as Indian Flower Stone, is a distinctive decorative stone found primarily in the Udaipur and Jodhpur regions of Rajasthan, India, where extensive marble and limestone deposits have been quarried for centuries. Its name comes from the unique, flower-like patterns that appear throughout the stone—rounded, petal-shaped forms created by ancient fossil and mineral structures preserved within the marble. These “flowers” are typically composed of radiating calcite or dolomite, often highlighted by contrasting tones of cream, tan, pink, brown, or soft green embedded in a lighter matrix. Flower Marble forms when limestone undergoes metamorphism, with heat and pressure recrystallizing the rock while preserving or accentuating the fossil clusters, concretions, or mineral aggregations that give the stone its signature organic patterns. Highly polishable and visually striking, it is valued for carvings, décor pieces, and sculptures, each piece showcasing the natural geologic artistry of Rajasthan’s marble-rich landscapes.
Flower Marble, also known as Indian Flower Stone, is a distinctive decorative stone found primarily in the Udaipur and Jodhpur regions of Rajasthan, India, where extensive marble and limestone deposits have been quarried for centuries. Its name comes from the unique, flower-like patterns that appear throughout the stone—rounded, petal-shaped forms created by ancient fossil and mineral structures preserved within the marble. These “flowers” are typically composed of radiating calcite or dolomite, often highlighted by contrasting tones of cream, tan, pink, brown, or soft green embedded in a lighter matrix. Flower Marble forms when limestone undergoes metamorphism, with heat and pressure recrystallizing the rock while preserving or accentuating the fossil clusters, concretions, or mineral aggregations that give the stone its signature organic patterns. Highly polishable and visually striking, it is valued for carvings, décor pieces, and sculptures, each piece showcasing the natural geologic artistry of Rajasthan’s marble-rich landscapes.
$125
