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Zuni bear fetishes represent healing and strength. This exquisite bear fetish is made out of Orthoceras with a Turquoise heartline by Zuni artist Todd Westika. This fetish showcases the graceful lines and sculptural quality of Todd’s carvings. A great addition to your Native American or Zuni fetish collection. Signed
2 3/8” tall x 4 3/4” long x 1/2” wide
Artist card included
Orthoceras was a straight shelled nautiloid that lived during the Paleozoic Era. The name means straight horn, ortho=straight ceras= horn. It is this long conical shell that is commonly preserved as a fossil.
Zuni fetishes are carvings made from various materials by the Zuni people. Traditionally, fetishes served a ceremonial purpose for their creators and they represented animals and figures that were part of their culture. Today, as a form of Native American Art, they are sold to collectors worldwide. With a myriad of materials like turquoise, shell, jet, marble, serpentine, and much more, Zuni fetish carvers are able to create carvings in a style of their own.
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| Weight | 1 lbs |
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