Plumed
Serpent Fetish Carving
"Awanyu" HK
Item #F405
Paulette
and Farlan Quam - Zuni
Picasso marble body with turquoise eyes and power spots.
Materials | Picasso
Marble, turquoise, Read
about stones |
Length |
5" |
Width | 1
3/8" |
Height |
1 3/8" |
Hallmark |
inscribed: F P QUAM |
Artist |
Paulette and Farlan Quam, Zuni |
|
About Native American authenticity.
Paulette
and Farlan Quam, Zuni
"Awanyu"
Plumed Serpent Fetish Carving
F405
- $88
plus s/h
(ONLY ONE AVAILABLE)
What is an Animal Fetish?
A
fetish is a carving of an animal that captures the spirit and the essence of the
animal, not necessarily its exact detailed conformation. Fetishes are carved from
many types of stone, wood, antler, shell and other materials. Often the eyes and
spots of adornment, called power spots, inset pieces of contrasting stones such
as turquoise, jet and coral.
Read
more about fetishes.
About the Plumed Serpent, Awanyu
Awanyu (also Avanyu), is a Tewa deity, the guardian of water. Represented as a horned or plumed serpent with curves suggestive of flowing water or the zig-zag of lightning, Awanyu appears on the walls of caves located high above canyon rivers in New Mexico and Arizona. Read more . . .
About Indian Snake Symbolism
You'll probably never see snakes used in Navajo jewelry but they are often seen in Zuni jewelry.
The snake in some Native American tribes is considered to represent the same properties as lightning or the lightning arrow. They often have a similar visual form. The snake does not symbolize anything negative or treacherous. Rather, the snake represents abundant rainfall and fertility. Other tribes use the snake as a healing image or for swiftness in battle.
We here in Colorado live with snakes - they are part of the landscape and ecosystem. Since our climate is semi-arid, we welcome the abundant rainfall the snake might bring.
