ZIA NEW MEXICO COLLECTION

The original creator of the Sacred Zia Sun symbol is Zia Pueblo.

The 16 rays of the sun, four each direction, represent:

  • North, the four directions
  • West, the four seasons
  • South, "mountains (stages of life)"
  • East, (ourselves - our heart, our mind, our body and spirit".

According to former Zia Pueblo Gov. Pino