Bushytail-Wolf/Coyote/Fox
Zuni Fetish Carving
Lena Boone
Zebra Stone
Bundle-Arrow
Gold Lip Mother of Pearl,
Turquoise, Lapis, & Jet

Lena Boone,  Zuni  (1946 - )

Well executed, "tail up" "bushytail" (a generic term used for wolves, coyotes, or fox).  She has finished the piece with a high polish. This was carved 2011, it has been in storage.

Lena is a member of the vast extended fetish carving families that descend from the late great Teddy Weahkee .  Teddy was her grandfather.  Her mother, Edna Leki, is widely regarded as the first female fetish carver.  Just a few otherss included in this family tree are Jeff Shetima, Darrin Boone, Hubert Pincion, Veronica Poblano, Peter Gasper, and Leland Boone.

                   Check the dimensions - the photos are extreme closeups.                    

Signed:  Unsigned

Materials: Zebra Stone (also called zebra jasper & zebra rock)

Length:  3"

Width:  9/16"

Height:  1-1/4"

Weight: 1oz/28gr/0.0625lbs

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