This is a superb example of the kind of perfection Travis is capable of. He's made this feisty raven from black marble and carved every feather in beautiful, minute detail. He's inlaid the eye with double inlay giving the eye a more realistic look. The carving is just under 3" long making all the detail even more amazing. He really looks as if he could fly away at any moment. Signed.

RAVEN: The raven is not a traditional fetish but he is carved often, and beautifully, by a number of artists. Some artisans will put a stone in the raven's mouth. He is generally carved of jet or black marble though he can appear in virtually any stone of the artist's choosing. While considered somewhat of a prankster, he doesn't have the negative characteristics associated with the coyote. The raven can help us work through failure and short-comings by reminding us that anything we have the courage to face, we have the power to transform.

Click here to hear "bird" in Shiwi, - the Zuni Language.