Jackal Belt Toggle Hopi Jewelry The pieces are slotted in

The pieces are slotted in and held by metal dowels and fine metal wire

which suggests that it was stored at one time to keep it from darkening

Other than the peg on the bottom having been replaced

of base 1 ⅝"

Jackal Belt Toggle Hopi Jewelry The pieces are slotted inChinese belt toggle in the shape of a jackal or other canine. Carved from wood, with pearl eyes. Jackals are seen as cunning creatures in Buddhist folk lore, similar to the European red fox. Zhuizi are tragically rarely represented in photos, paintings, or even stories from China. Scholars believe this is because these items were so common place that they were unremarkable. But they are very remarkable to us. H. 1 "; L. 2 "; W. " c. 1800s #9006