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Fetishes
Zuni Fetishes were historically small animals carved of natural materials. Each animal and color had a specific significance and were used as a kind of religious talisman. Zuni mythology placed particular importance on mountain lions, bears, badgers, wolves, eagles, moles, and bobcats.
Due to the expense and lack of availability of many of the traditional materials, artists are now using a wide variety of both non-standard natural and many synthetic materials.
For those outside the Zuni traditions, the fetishes are viewed more as artwork but for many Zuni, they still carry greater meaning.
Badger - Zuni Fetish Carving
Dana Malani
Picasso Marble with Turquoise Eyes
$36.00
Dana Malani, Zuni Pueblo This little guy doesn't have the hint of malevolence about it but it does have an oversized head found on many of his pieces. Combine purchases to...
Bear - Dancing -Left Footed
Zuni Fetish Carving
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa)
Antler with Jet, Turquoise, & Coral Accents 0717-1
Sold Out - $0.00
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa) Zuni Fetish Carver Medium small smiling, dancing bear. Can only stand on left foot. These never fail to please. Click on Claudia's name, above to see anything...
Bear Family - Stacked
Zuni Fetish Carvings
Ed Lementino
Brown Banded Jasper
Shell & Turquoise Bundle
$49.00
Ed Lementino. Zuni Fetish Carver Ed has come to specialize in carving and bundling multiple figures together. This is a mother and baby. This was made in 2011 but was...
Zuni Fetish Carving
Abby Quam
Orthoceras Fossilized Marble
Turquoise Eyes Sold Out - $0.00
Bear on Fours
Zuni Fetish Carving
Abby Quam
Orthoceras Fossilized Marble
Turquoise Eyes
Sold Out - $0.00
Abby Quam Zuni Clever design popularized by Bernard Laiwakete, Remember to check the dimensions - the photos are extreme close-ups. Combine purchases to reach $100 for free shipping Length: 2-1/4" Width: 5/8"...
Bear on Fours
Zuni Fetish Carving
Andres Quandelacy
Rainbow Calsilica
with Turquoise Accents
Sold Out - $0.00
Andres Quandelacy, Zuni Andres Quandelacy is probably the most prolific of the the extended Quandelacy fetish carving family. He is particularly noted for profiled mountain lions with the tail curled...
Bear on Fours
Zuni Fetish Carving
Bennie Bacy
Picasso Marble
Turquoise Accents
Sold Out - $9.00
Bennie Bacy. Zuni Fetish Carver Part of the extended Natewa, Dallas Quam, and Panteah families of carvers. For a tiny bear, I liked the piece of Picasso with the Turquoise nugget bundle....
Bear on Fours
Zuni Fetish Carving
Kenny Chavez
Lemon & Lime Quartz
Sterling Silver
$54.00
Kenny Chavez, Zuni Kenny does great bears. This one is really unusual as he has fused two different shades of quartz together, it looks like candy. Almost all of Kenny's...
Bear on Fours
Zuni Fetish Carving
Lena Boone
Brazilian Fluorite
Coral Accents
$144.00
Lena Boone. Zuni Fetish Carver. This is a really cool piece. The two sides are very different. Under indirect light one side is yellowish green with lots of inclusions,...
Bear on Fours
Zuni Fetish Carving
Rosella Soseah
Fossil Jasper with Turquoise Accents
Sold Out - $0.00
Rosella Soseah Zuni I love anything in fossil jasper, I don't see it very often, make it a bear and it can't get any better! Turquoise eyes. Combine purchases to reach $100...
Bear-Dancing
Zuni Fetish Carving
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa)
Antler, Jet, Coral, & Turquoise
Happy Bear on Left Leg
Extra Large
$324.00
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa). Zuni Fetish Carver. Wow, this is a large bear. It features the same hallmarks as her smaller bears, the scale is larger. I photographed this standing on...
Bear-Standing Inlaid
Zuni Fetish Carving
Michael Laweka
Jet, Turquoise, & Coral
$150.00
Michael Laweka. Zuni. This beautiful bear design is unique to Michael. It has wonderful inlay of turquoise, coral, and a jet bearpaw. Because it is made of Jet, it is...
Bear-Standing
Zuni Fetish Carving
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa)
1-5/8" Pendant
Happy Bear Standing
Profile - Two-Sided
Turquoise with Coral & Jet Accents (2)
Sold Out - $0.00
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa). Zuni Fetish Carver. This is a cute little piece. Claudia has adapted her happy bears to pendants, utilizing stabilized or block turquoise. I picked up a few of these.The...
Bear-Standing
Zuni Fetish Carving
Kenny Chavez
Angelite (Blue-Anhydrite)
& Sterling Silver
Sold Out - $54.00
Kenny Chavez, Zuni Kenny does great bears. His work tends to be angular. Almost all of Kenny's pieces have sterling silver accents. Click this link to see what else is...
Bear-Standing
Zuni Fetish Carving
Michael Lasiloo
Boulder Turquoise
Coral & Lapis Accents
$108.00
Michael Lasiloo, Zuni Fetish Carver Remember to check the dimensions - the photos are extreme close-ups. Signed: ML Zuni Length: 1-1/8" Width: 7/8" Height: 1-3/4" Weight: 1.1oz/30gr/0.066lbs P071518
Bear-Standing
Zuni Fetish Carving
Vernon Lunasee & Prudencia Quam
Jet with Turquoise Eyes
Sold Out - $0.00
Vernon Lunasee & Prudencia Quam, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, USA Absolutely adorable bear with great lines when viewed from any angle. Vernon started carving in the 1980's with brother Ronnie and then taught...
Bear
Zuni Fetish Carving
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa)
Happy Bear on Right Leg - DBA6
Antler with Jet, Turquoise
& Coral Accents
Sold Out - $45.00
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa). Zuni Fetish Carver. Claudia is best known for her Corn Maidens, happy or dancing Bears, and Frogs. Bears are among the most important animals to all Native Americans...
Bear
Zuni Fetish Carving
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa)
Happy Standing Bear
Antler with Jet, Coral, & Turquoise Accents
Sold Out - $0.00
Claudia Peina Zuni Fetish Carver Claudia is best known for her Corn Maidens, happy or dancing Bears, and Frogs. Bears are among the most important animals to all Native Americans and...
Bear
Zuni Fetish Carving
Jeffrey Eriacho(Shell) Fish in Mouth
White Alabaster with Turquoise Arrowhead Bundle & Eyes
White Alabaster with Turquoise Arrowhead Bundle & Eyes
$33.00
Jeffrey Eriacho. Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico Here's another cute little guy. Eriacho specialize in bears and I love this white one is a baby. Remember to check the dimensions-the photos...
Bear
Zuni Fetish Carving
Kenny Chavez
Leopard Jasper
Sterling Silver
Sold Out - $0.00
Kenny Chavez, Zuni I HAVE SIMILAR ITEM (SAME ARTIST) - EMAIL ME Kenny does great bears. This features leopard jasper, which never fails to please. Almost all of Kenny's pieces...
Bear
Zuni Fetish Carving
Kenny Chavez
Pink Mussel Shell
Sterling Silver
$43.50
Kenny Chavez, Zuni Here's an attractive, iridescent bear made of piece of shell. Almost all of Kenny's pieces have sterling silver accents. Click this link to see what else is...
Bear
Zuni Fetish Carving
Leland Boone
Soapstone with Bundle
Pink Mussel Shell, Turquoise, & Coral Accents
$65.00
Leland Boone. Zuni Fetish Carver. Leland is part of the extended Teddy Weahkee family; he is Teddy's great grandson and Lena Boone's son. This is a nice piece of...
Bear
Zuni Fetish
Jeff Yunie
Leopard Jasper with Turquoise Eyes
$8.80
Jeff Yunie, Zuni Pueblo This is the cutest little bear and made from nice leopard jasper. This guy looks like a cartoon, absolutely adorable. Jeff is the nephew of Stewart...
Bears (Three) on Pueblo
Zuni Fetish Carving
Herbert Him
Turquoise w Coral Eyes
$1,440.00
Herbert Him. Zuni Fetish Carver Special piece with bears front, back, and on top by noted carver Herbert Him from one piece of turquoise(stabilized). Remember to check the dimensions - the photos...
Bears -Standing, Large & Small
Zuni Fetish Carving
Paulette & Farlan Quam
Serpentine
Heishi & Turquoise Accents
$144.00
Paulette & Farlan Quam, Zuni Known for their coiled rattlesnakes, this beautiful double-bear piece was a surprise for me. Nice stone too. There's a lot to see on this really...
Bears, Paired w Bundle
Zuni Fetish Carving
Daisy & Lavies Natewa
Turquoise & Picasso Marble
Sold Out - $0.00
Lavies and Daisy Natewa, Zuni Part of the extended Natewa, Dallas Quam, and Panteah carving families that include the Cheamas. The larger of the two bears is Picasso Marble with...
Beaver Upright w Stick
Zuni Fetish Carving
Jerrold Lahaleon
Banded Jasper with Turquoise Accents
Sold Out - $0.00
Jerrold Lahaleon, Zuni Jerrold Lahaleon is part of the incredibly talented extended Laate family of carvers. These include some of the Kaamasee's, Najera's, Weeka's, Martinez's, and Lucio's, among others. This...
Beaver
Zuni Fetish Carving
Angel Yatsayte
Picasso Marble with Turquoise Accents
$28.00
Angel Yatsayte. This is a signature piece for Angel This is a cute fellow, it has turquoise eyes and is holding a stick in it's mouth. As you can see it is...
Carl Etsate - Horned Toad
Zuni Fetish Carving
Picasso Marble w Turquoise Eyes
$21.60
Carl Etsate - Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, USA Here is one of Carl Etsate's specialties, a little horned toad. He is one of the "realistic" Zuni fetish carvers. I love horned...
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa)
Zuni Fetish Carving
Corn Maiden/Grinder - 717CM1
Antler with Turquoise, Coral, and Jet Accents
$150.00
Claudia Peina (Kallestewa). Zuni Fetish Carver. Claudia is best known for her Corn Maidens, happy or dancing Bears, and Frogs. Claudia called this one a grinder but the maiden isn't holding...
Coming Attractions - Aug 2016
New Fetishes Group 1
$0.00
This photo is of a group of 30 fetishes just acquired. Ultimately they will be individually photographed and added to inventory. If you see something you just know you can't...
Coming Attractions - Sept 2016
New Fetishes Group 1
$0.00
This photo is of a group of 22 fetishes just acquired. Ultimately they will be individually photographed and added to inventory. If you see something you just know you can't...
Destry Siutza - Zuni
Fetish Carving
Eagle with Fish, Macaw, Bears, Flowers, and Sunface
Large Bone with Turquoise &
Mother of Pearl Accents
$255.00
Destry Siutza, Zuni Fetish Carver What a great piece, carved from a large bone. It has multiple areas of focus and amazing detail (zoom into the different photos for close-ups). I'm guessing, but...
Destry Siutza, Zuni
Fetish Carving
Three Ravens (Crows) on Logs
Jet w Turquoise Accents
Sold Out - $135.00
Destry Siutza Zuni Fetish Carver Nice example of one of Destry's signature works, jet ravens (or crows). Jet is a finicky material to work, often cracking, messy, and difficult to...
Fish w Dragonfly in Mouth
Zuni Fetish
Joshua Lasiloo
Picasso Marble, Abalone Shell
Turquoise Accents
$42.00
Joshua Lasiloo. Very colorful piece of Picasso Marble with Turquoise eyes and an Abalone Shell dragonfly in the mouth. Remember to check the dimensions - the photos are extreme...
Fish Zuni Fetish
Danette Laate
Picasso Marble with Turquoise & Jet Eyes
$36.00
Danette Laate, Zuni Fetish Carving , New Mexico, USA Really cute fish from Danette who is the wife of David Chavez Combine purchases to reach $100 for free shipping. Remember...
Frog
Navajo (Ramah) Fetish Carving
Amos Pino
Lapis Lazuli
$144.00
Amos Pino, Ramah Navajo Zuni Pueblo Fetishes Love this fat frog. This beast features all aspects of lapis, including calcite and pyrite. Carved by noted Ramah Navajo carver, Amos Pino. The...