Brother
Bear 
Laiwakete
Picasso Marble Zuni Bear Fetish Carving
Each side of this bear shows a very different vein of the Picasso Marble
This highly polished variegated bear is simple and powerful.
He comes with a loaded medicine bundle adornment of a Onyx arrowhead and Spiny Oyster, Turquoise and Coral heishi.
Carved
and signed by Zuni artist
Bernard Laiwakete.
The
Bear is one of the guardian animals
of the Six
Directions.
Brother Bear- Zuni Bear Carving
$48 SOLD
Material | Picasso Marble, Onyx, Spiny Oyster, Turquoise, Coral |
Length | 1 3/4" |
Height | 2 1/2 " |
Width | 3/8" |
Hallmarks | B L ZUNI |
Artist | Bernard Laiwakete , Zuni |
The eyes are inlaid Turquoise.
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.
Bear. The bear is a symbol of strength and deliberate action, introspection, soul and insight for the past and the future.
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.
Picasso
Marble. 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.