Marvin Jim
Navajo Buffalo Cottonwood Root Carving - Marvin Jim (#370)
$750.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Base: 7" x 7 1/4" Height: 17"
Native Americans revere the bison. No matter whether they are Navajo, Paiute or any other tribe, bison carry a lot of weight in Native cultures. So, it is no surprise Marvin Jim has chosen this animal for his latest sculpture. With precise carving and careful painting, Marvin has brought to life another cultural icon.
About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
Buffalo People in Navajo Mythology
The day after the last ceremony was over Holy Man started out on another hunting trip. He went toward San Francisco Mountains on top of which there is a lake called Crescent lake. From this place he saw what he thought were four mountain sheep. He was afraid of them, remembering his experience on Black Mountain when Thunder captured him. He made a detour of the lake to to get a closer view, but now the animals were on the opposite side. Four times this happened. The fourth time he was able to see that they were buffalo, one black, one white, one blue and one yellow?
Navajo Cottonwood Bear Carving - Marvin Jim (#372)
$600.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Base: 6 3/4" x 6"
Height: 15 1/2"
Marvin Jim is back at it, and his folk art is still both fanciful and meaningful. In this case Marvin reminds us that animals once walked with humans and helped make the fourth world habitable for all life forms. Then man, in his infinite wisdom, said or did something to insult the animals. The creatures discarded their garb and returned to the wild, ignoring the shortsighted arrogant two-legged beings they once embraced. Marvin's sculptures remind us that important and treasured relationships can be destroyed in the briefest of thoughtless moments. Guard and protect your valued alliances, they are worth more than material things.
About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
Bear
The bear was the next chief to be called. He was given a name but he was not satisfied. He became so angry that First Man used the word "shash" to quiet him. The bear repeated it four times, and he said that it had a strange sound, and when one said it aloud one had and awesome feeling. So he went off well content that "shash" should be his name.
Navajo Cottonwood Sheep Carving - Marvin Jim (#373)
$600.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Navajo Folk Art
Height: 16"
Base: 6 3/4" x 5 3/4"
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About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
Sheep
The gods, of course, had had the animals from the beginning of time. When they arranged the world and planned the pattern of hte stars in the sky, they first laid the glittering objects out on a sheepskin. The Sun, father of the war gods, possessed a flock of sheep in four colors. The beautiful and human myth of the Shooting Chant tells how he offered these to his twin children when they had sought and found him. More about this legend
Navajo Cottonwood Wolf Carving - Marvin Jim (#366)
$685.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Folk Art
Base: 6 3/4" x 6 3/4"
Height: 18 1/2"
Over the past several years, Marvin Jim has developed a carving style all his own. Originally making reproductions of Hopi dolls, Marvin quickly switched his focus to Navajo cultural stories and found his niche. This wolf speaks of a time long ago when animals had human characteristics and enjoyed the company of man. You can see from the smile on this guy’s face it was a happy time.
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About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
All Animals
After completion of the ceremony the twins return to teach it to earth people and then depart to become guardians respectively of the thunder storm and of animals.
Navajo Police Bull Dog Wood Carving - Marvin Jim (#365)
$695.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Folk Art
Base: 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Height: 15"
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About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Navajo Sheep Cottonwood Root Carving - Marvin Jim (#371)
$750.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Base: 7" x 7"
Height: 17 1/2"
As the saying goes, “sheep is life”. That may be why Navajo carver Marvin Jim has made this boy look so perfectly satisfied with himself. Marvin puts great care into all of his work and therefore creates first-rate Navajo folk art. There are few things that are more Navajo than sheep, and few Navajo folk artists better than Marvin.
About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
Sheep
The gods, of course, had had the animals from the beginning of time. When they arranged the world and planned the pattern of hte stars in the sky, they first laid the glittering objects out on a sheepskin. The Sun, father of the war gods, possessed a flock of sheep in four colors. The beautiful and human myth of the Shooting Chant tells how he offered these to his twin children when they had sought and found him. More about this legend
Navajo Wolf Basket Cottonwood Root Carving - Marvin Jim (#376)
$625.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Base: 7 1/4" x 6 3/4"
Height: 12"
Marvin Jim is an accomplished woodcarver. Surely that's why his depiction of the Wolf Chief captures the myths and legends surrounding this wondrous creature. Sitting upon a rock dais, the Wolf Chief rules over all creatures that fly, crawl, run or swim. That has to be a huge job, but this lobo seems to have his work well under control. Because of its fibrous nature, and since it is both soft and durable, Marvin carves with cottonwood root, which is the traditional material for Navajo sculptures. May this old boy reign forever, and may Marvin continue to carve for a long time.
About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.