Zuni Fetishes

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Carvings by Francis Leekya (Deceased) (Not for Sale)

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.

Today there are approximately 400 artists who make fetishes in the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico. These fetish carvers each have their own style and favorite animals that they carve. We regularly visit the Zuni Pueblo and meet with the fetish carvers and artists. We carefully select the finest pieces available. Our inventory of fetishes is constantly changing, and those shown on our website are representative of a few of the hundreds we carry in stock. The carvers are able to custom-make special pieces to order. So please feel free to email us or call us with your special requests. We find the Zuni fetish carvers to be very amiable and open to carving just about any animal out of almost any stone.

There is a $6.00 charge for shipping and insurance for any fetish order regardless of quantity.

Our fetish pages are always a work in progress. Due to the turnover in fetishes these pages will always be changing.

Lorae Lonasee

Onyx Bear

LL3

1" L x 3/4" H x 7/8" W

Reduced to $12 from $21

Dan Poncho

Dolomite Bobcat

F1875

3/4" L x 11/16" H x 1/2" W

Reduced to $15 from $27

Trilisha Kucate

Serpentine Bird (very old style)

F1870

2-1/4" L x 1" H x 1/2" W

SOLD

Jayne Quam (Navajo married to Lynn Quam, Zuni)

Soapstone Fox Pair

F1425

3-5/8" L x 1-1/8" H x 1-1/8" W

Reduced to $35 from $85

Lena Boone

Ammonite Fossil Eagle

F1169

2-1/2"L x 1-1/4"H x 3/8"W

Reduced to $30 from $60

Freddie Leekya

Zuni Rock Bear

F1590

2-1/4" L x 1-3/16" H x 1" W

Reduced to $25 from $40.00

SOLD

 

Ronnie Lunasee

Dolomite Bear

F693

2-3/8" L x 1" H x 5/8" W

Reduced to $25 from $39.00

SOLD

Lorae Lonasee

Dolomite Bear

LL4

1" L x 3/4" H x 3/4" W

Reduced to $12 from $21

Melvin Sandoval

San Felip Pueblo

Argyte Eagle

F1527

2-1/4" L x 1-3/8" H x 7/8" W

 

SOLD

Peter & Dinah Gasper

Serpentine Mt. Lion

3" L x 3/4" H 5/8" W

F1854

Reduced to $25.00 from $36.00

Lorae Lonasee

Dolomite Bear

1-1/16" L x 3/4" H x

3/4" W

LL5

Reduced to $12.00 from $21.00

Dan Poncho

Dolomite Mt. Lion

F1860

1-1/8" L x 1/2" H x 1/2" W

Reduced to $15.00 from $20.00

Dan Poncho

Dolomite Mt. Lion

F1865

1-3/4" L x 5/8" H x 1/2" W

Reduced to $20.00 from $30.00

 

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