Horsekeeping
LLC - Made in USA
- since 1997 |
HK
Item #NF573 
Karen
Zunie - Zuni
17-Animal Fetish Necklace
Length
| 28" end
to end |
Fetishes | 17
handcarved animals approximately 1 1/4" long |
Materials | turquoise,
jet, spiny oyster, augite, dolomite, pipestone, serpentine, and more with olive
shell heishi between, Read
about stones; sterling silver clasp, Read about silver |
Artist | Karen
Zunie, Zuni |
About Native American authenticity.
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Karen
Zunie - Zuni
17-Animal Fetish Necklace
NF573
- $900 plus s/h
(ONLY
ONE AVAILABLE)
Paula says - "Karen Zunie is one of the most highly regarded stone fetish carvers among the Zuni. Her animals are very realistic and detailed. This necklace comes with a Certificate of Authenticity."
Animals include turtles, frogs, beavers, seals, eagles, owls, bear, moles, badgers.
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.