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Alabaster buffalo Zuni Fetish by Vince Chavez. Measures 1-7/8" x 1-1/4"
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The Hopi are known for their kachina dolls, the Navajo for their sterling silver jewelry and the Zuni for their stone fetishes. Zuni sculptors carve small rock figures of animals, humans, and supernatural shapes, typically called "storytellers" or "fetishes." Zuni fetishes feature inlaid eyes and heart lines, and many other interesting accents, such as a bear with a fish in it's mouth. Zuni Fetishes range from the primitive in design to very elaborate and detailed and thus so does their value. Price is usually determined by the Zuni carver, size of the fetish and value of the stone that it is carved from. People from all over the world collect Zuni fetishes.
A fetish is any object believed to have magical power. Zuni fetishes have different meanings to different people. For example the way a healer views a bear maybe different from the way the carver viewed it. The meaning of fetishes can vary from clan to clan, society to society, tribe to tribe. Each person has their own personal meaning for a fetish.
More fetishes
Fox Zuni fetish 2-3/4" x 1" high
Picasso marble, signed by Tony Lalwekete, Zuni
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Red pipe stone bear 1-5/8" x 1-1/8" high
Signed Zuni GB, carved by Gabe Burns. Has a turquoise arrowhead on his back
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