Native American Zuni Frog Fetish Carving

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Cryer Creek CollectionHK Item #F350
"A Friend Indeed"
Mike Yatsayte, Zuni
serpentine Frog Fetish Carving

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Authentic Native American serpentine Frog Fetish carving by Zuni artist Mike Yatsayte

Materials
serpentine, turquoise, Read about stones
Length
1 3/4"
Width
1 1/8"
Height
5/8"
Hallmarks
inscribed: MY
Artist
Mike Yatsayte, Zuni
Condition
Pre-owned, excellent; no cracks or chips

Authentic Native American serpentine Frog Fetish carving by Zuni artist Mike Yatsayte

Inset turquoise eyes and power spots.

Authentic Native American serpentine Frog Fetish carving by Zuni artist Mike Yatsayte

"A Friend Indeed"
Mike Yatsayte, Zuni
serpentine Frog Fetish Carving

F350 - $65 plus s/h
(ONLY ONE AVAILABLE)

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Paula says - ""This frog fetish from the Cryer Creek Collection was purchased by the former owner somewhere between 1950 and 2010 - it is of undetermined age. All the information we have is listed here."

Authentic Native American serpentine Frog Fetish carving by Zuni artist Mike Yatsayte

Authentic Native American serpentine Frog Fetish carving by Zuni artist Mike Yatsayte

Authentic Native American serpentine Frog Fetish carving by Zuni artist Mike Yatsayte

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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. Read more about fetishes.

Frogs and turtles are some of the oldest and most commonly carved Zuni fetishes. Frogs are considered a major rain-bringing fetish so very important to the Zuni who live in an arid portion of the southwest US. Frogs also represent abundance and fertility. It is said that women become pregnant when a frog fetish is kept next to the bed - which can be a good thing or a surprise! So be forewarned!

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The jewelry and artifacts in this collection were gathered by a man born in 1933 and who has been collecting for over 60 years. He has a great love of Native American people, their culture and customs and their art. Living and working most of his life in Texas, he has been particularly drawn to Lakota, Comanche, Apache, Pueblo, Navajo and Zuni pieces. We will be listing items from his collection over the next year, so keep an eye on the Newly Listed Items page.

Horsekeeping LLC - Definitions of Jewelry Age and Condition
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Patina
A dark or colored film of oxidation that forms naturally on metal exposure to air and other elements. It is often valued for its aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Vintage
30 years or older.
NOS
New Old Stock. Retail store inventory from at least 10 years ago.
Pre-owned
An item that has been used.

Our Rescue Mission

We are in the vintage Native American jewelry rescue business and are passionate about finding new homes for used and vintage jewelry and artifacts. That's why we purchase Native American pieces from estates, inheritances, collection downsizing and New Old Stock (NOS) inventory from closed stores.

Often people contact us after taking a box of Native American jewelry to their local pawn shop and find that a pawn shop is mainly interested in melt value of the metals and not in preserving the beautiful historic pieces. To hear that people have considered selling these treasures for melt value makes us truly sad.

Melt value is usually far below what we would offer for the jewelry. Yet we can't pay retail price for items because of the time and cost involved in finding new homes for them. We have to research, often repair and restore the jewelry, photograph and list each item on our website, and sometimes hold pieces in inventory for years until the right buyer comes along.

We hope you'll find something special in our vintage shop that will complete yet another circle of our jewelry re-homing mission.

 

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