Navajo Hand Carved
11-Horse Fetish Necklace
by
David Yazzie
Jet horses with turquoise inlay eyes.
11 hand carved jet horse fetishes in all.
Turquoise heishi in between the fetishes and to finish off the necklace.
Center horse is 1 3/4" x 1"
Sterling silver beads, cones and wires.
Finished
off with sterling silver beads
and sterling silver cone ends.
Navajo
11-Horse Fetish Necklace
$180 plus s/h (insurance included)
Length | 31" |
Fetishes | Center
horse is 1 3/4" x 1" 10 other necklace horses are 1 3/8" x 3/4" |
Stones |
Jet, Turquoise |
Artist | David
Yazzie, Navajo |
Wonderful alone
or to layer with
another fetish or silver necklace.
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.
Many fetishes have a medicine bundle or adornment tied on the back of the horse that often consists of coral seed beads, shell heishi, feathers and other stone pieces. The style and detail of carving varies among artists but usually includes detail on the face, ears, tail and mane. Often the eyes and other spots of adornment on the horse are inset pieces of contrasting stones such as turquoise, coral and others.