Zuni Fetishes
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Carvings by Francis Leekya (Deceased)
Many Native American tribes use fetishes for luck, power and protection. They use them for healing, hunting, spiritual and ceremonial purposes. The Zuni's are the acknowledged masters at carving fetishes from a wide variety of stones, shells and other materials. Many members of other tribes will travel to Zuni to purchase or trade for their fetishes. For the Zuni's, and others, the fetishes possess the power of the animal that the stone resembles. This belief comes from the Zuni creation story in which the twin sons of the Sun Father struck the animals with lighting to turn them into stone. This was done to protect the people from being harmed by the animals. Deep inside the stone the animals were kept alive in their hearts so they could use their powers to help humans.
Our fetish pages are always a work in progress. Due to the turnover in fetishes these pages will always be changing.
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Here is a partial listing of animals in stock. Click on the animal of your choice to see those fetishes.
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Here is a partial listing of carvers in stock. Christine Banteah Evalena Boone Lena Boone Emery Boone Marlo Booqua David Chavez Kenny Chavez Albert Eustace Debra Gasper Ramie Haloo Juana Homer Benjamin Jamon Rickson Kalestewa Derrick Kaamasee Elton Kaamasee Max Laate Lloyd Lasiloo Sarah Leekya Lorae Lonjose Stephen Lonjose Randy Lucio Vernon Lunasee Ruben Najera Jonathan Natewa Dan Poncho Jane Quam Joey Quam Lynn Quam Prudencia Quam Andres Quandelacy Faye Quandelacy Stewart Quandelacy Melvin Sandoval - San Felipe Pueblo Jeffrey Tsalabutie Jimmy Yawakia Julius Yuselew Saul Yuselew |
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