Fisher
King 
Quam
Zuni Bear Fetish
Carved from a gorgeous piece of Picasso Marble.
Carved by Zuni artist Andres Quam.
Fisher
King - Zuni Bear Table Fetish
$42 plus s/h
Material | Picasso Marble with turquoise fish and eyes |
Length | 2" |
Height | 1" |
Width | 3/4" |
Hallmark | A Q ZUNI |
Artist | Andres Quam |
This Fisher Bear has a wonderful turquoise fish (probably salmon) in his mouth.
Unique and full of life.
What a great gift for a fisherman.
The bear's 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.
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.
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. The Zuni believe blue turquoise is male and
of the sky and green turquoise is female and of the earth.
Read more about stones.