Black Marble Bird, Crow by Albert Eustace

A big black marble crow carved by Albert Eustace looking up at the viewer with big turquoise inlaid eyes. The Zuni believe the crow is the keeper of sacred law. In the Zuni creation myth - when the Zunis arrived to the Middle World(what we call earth), they were given a choice between two eggs. Some of the Zuni tribe chose the blue egg and consequently journeyed to their current homeland; destined to have a life full of toil with the crow as their guide - known as the Winter people.
Artist: Albert Eustace (signed)
Size: 3-7/8 in. long x 1-7/8 in. wide x 5-3/4 in. tall
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