Big
Frog 
Zuni
Fetish Carving
The
most wonderful frog we have ever seen.
The Zuni artist, Dane Malani,
has take great care to include fine, intricate detail in his carving.
For a fetish carving, this frog is very large. Wonderful to hold or admire as he sets securely on your desk or bureau.
Carved from a wonderful piece of Picasso Marble with eyes of inset turquoise.
He has a cool feel and you won't be able to resist turning him over to rub his belly where the detail continues.
Such
a treasure.
Zuni Fetish Carving
Big Frog
$160 plus s/h
Material | Picasso
Marble, Turquoise |
Length |
3 3/4" |
Width | 2
1/4" |
Height | 1
1/2" |
Hallmarks | Signed
D Malani on the bottom |
Artist | Dane
Malani, Zuni |
Carved
and signed by Zuni artist
Dane Malani.
Frog and turtles have appeared in carved jewelry since prehistoric times.
Considered the major rain-bringing fetish, the frog is also associated with abundance and fertility.
What is a Fetish?
A fetish is a rock carving of an animal that captures the spirit and the essence of the animal, not necessarily its exact detailed conformation. Although carved from many types of rock, fishrock is traditional. Read more about fetishes.
Picasso Marble (or Picasso stone) is a carbonate rock of diverse natural colors such as gray, brown and black and with seemingly randomly oriented transecting black veinlets. Much of Picasso Marble comes from Utah. Read more about stones.