Blue
Bear 
Eriacho
Zuni Bear Fetish Carving
A
beautiful highly polished turquoise stone
carved by esteemed Zuni artist
Emery Eriacho.
Material | Turquoise with Spiny Oyster arrowhead and branch coral and heishi adornment |
Length | 1 5/8" |
Height | 1 1/4" |
Width | 1/2" |
Artist | Emery Eriacho, Zuni |
Blue bears are the most
powerful
of the bear fetishes, and the most scarce.
Turquoise with Spiny Oyster arrowhead
and branch coral and heishi adornment.
Inlaid jet eyes.
Blue Bear - Zuni Bear Table Fetish
$60 SOLD
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. A double fetish represents relationship and unity. Read more about fetishes.
Medicine Bundle. Many fetishes have a medicine bundle, offering bundle, or adornment tied on the back of the animal that can consists of coral seed beads, shell heishi, feathers and other stone pieces. These may be used as an offering to the fetish, to evoke the spirit of the fetish or to increase the strength of a fetish.
Bear. The bear is a symbol of strength and deliberate action, introspection, soul and insight for the past and the future.
Turquoise
comes in all shades of blue, to blue-green, with a possible
shading towards brown-veined greens. Matrix (veining) may or may not be
present in any color(s). It is the natural variations in turquoise that make it
appealing. The color of turquoise in American Indian jewelry ranges from brownish
green to bright blue.
Read more about stones.