Zuni Fetishes

Dee Edaakie yttrium lavender fluorite healing bear fetish with carved amber bear claw bundle, 1-3/4” high by 3” long by 1-1/4” wide, SOLD. The matte polish on this bear gives him a velvety look and feel. The carved bear claws are a Dee signature.

Wilfred Cheama large textured Picasso marble bobcat fetish, 1-3/4” high by 3” long by 1-1/2” wide, SOLD. Stalking.

Hudson Sandy textured turquoise rattlesnake fetish, 7/8” high by 1-1/8” long by 1” wide, SOLD. Hudson rarely carves snakes.

Danette Laate etched gold-lip mother-of-pearl dragonfly fetish, 1/4” high by 2” long by 2-1/4” wingspan, SOLD. The front wings are inlaid with turquoise rain drops and turquoise and coral sun faces.  

Sandra Quandelacy texured turquoise butterfly maiden fetish, 2-1/4” high by 1-1/4” long by 1” wide, SOLD. The detailed wings are carved separately and skillfully attached in slots. The maiden wears carved traditional pueblo legging wrap moccasins.

Sherdine Tsattie wild horse magnesite hematite resting fox fetish, 1” high by 3-3/8” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Ready for the hunt with his carved cuprite arrowhead offering. Sherdine rarely carves.

Jonas Hustito white onyx frolicking horse fetish, 1-1/8” high by 2-1/2” long by 1/2” wide, $130. Jonas signed this pony with his initial “brand” on the rump as his father Clive does.

Fernando Laiwakete rainbow calsilica fox fetish c. 2000, 7/8” high by 1-7/8” long by 3/8” wide, SOLD. This banded reclaimed material from Mexico is similar to fordite being used today. 

Vince Chavez Zuni stone travertine grizzly bear fetish, 1” high by 1-1/2” long by 7/8” wide, SOLD. Beautifully formed. 

Vernon Lunasee and Prudencia Quam turquoise mountain lion fetish, 3/4” high by 2” long by 1/2” wide, SOLD. Sleek.

Ruben Najera deer antler snail fetish, 7/8" high by 1-1/4” long by 5/8” wide, $100. Ruben is known for his bird carvings and has created a series of Sand Hill cranes for the Bosque Del Apache wildlife refuge south of Albuquerque where thousands of these wonderful creatures spend the winter. This snail is wonderful, too, with tiny carved antennae.

Lloyd Lasiloo fluorite medicine bear fetish, 2” high (excluding coral branch) by 1-3/4” long by 5/8” wide, $120. Such a lovely combination of colors.

Claudia Peina burnished deer antler cat fetish, 2-1/4” high by 5/8” long by 5/8” wide, SOLD. This elegant feline has coral eyes and wears a necklace of inlaid coral and turquoise rain drops.

Danette Laate augite-in-serpentine mole fetish, 1/2” high by 2-1/8” long by 1” wide, $85. The mole wears an inlaid sun face of turquoise, coral, and jet.

Kenny Chavez turquoise snake fetish, 1/4” high by 2” long by 1/2” wide, SOLD. With Kenny’s signature sterling silver inlaid eyes. You can see in the zigzag lightning shape why the snake is a water symbol.

Dee Edaakie honeycomb calcite pointing fox fetish, 1” high by 2-3/4” long by 3/4” wide, $150. A carved pen shell arrowhead offering completes Dee’s homage to the hunter/companion.

Ronnie Lunasee ammonite fossil mountain lion fetish, 7/8” high by 4” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. This is a portion of the ammonite fossil, just a sliver from the large concentric form.

David Chavez green fluorite bear fetish, 1” high by 2-1/8” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Chubby and solid.

Sherdine Tsattie boulder opal frog fetish, 7/8” high by 1-1/8” wide by 1” long, SOLD. This is a triumph of concretion carving. The elusive opal veins occur only on the sides of the leaves, but Sherdine revealed a frog sitting between the leaves, and she let the rock’s natural fissure form the frog’s mouth. 

Leonard Kaskalla (d) serpentine horse fetish c. 2010, 2-1/4” high by 3” long by 1” wide, SOLD. Leonard learned carving from his wife Lavina Tsikewa's family, and is justly famous for his horses.

Sherdine Tsattie golden calcite beaver fetish, 1-1/4” high by 3” long by 1-1/2” wide, SOLD. The tail is textured and the eyes are inlaid turquoise, softly domed just as her late husband Jeff Tsalabutie did.

Elroy Gasper (d) turquoise frog fetish, 3/4” high by 1-1/8” long by 7/8” wide, SOLD. Arrowhead is beautifully carved iridescent black abalone shell.

Albert Eustace (d) black marble raven fetish, 2” high by 2-3/4” long by 2” wide, SOLD. Albert captured this raven stretching his wings.

Dee Edaakie calcite baby polar bear fetish, 3/4” high by 1-1/2” long by 7/8” wide, SOLD. Just a tiny bit of matrix crust along the back, and the stone itself contains a natural heart line.

Lavina Tsikewa (d) pipestone wolf fetish, 1-1/8” high by 2-1/8” long by 3/4" wide, SOLD.  Lavina made very few table fetishes compared to her fetish necklaces.

Vince Chavez Zuni stone travertine wolf fetish, 1” high by 1-3/4” long by 1” wide, SOLD. A very animated pose.

Dee Edaakie lemon calcite crystal porcupine fetish, 1” high by 1” long by 5/8” wide, SOLD. He looks like baby Godzilla, doesn’t he?

Sherdine Tsattie Honduran black opal matrix grizzly bear fetish, 1-1/4” high by 1-3/4” long by 7/8” wide, SOLD. There are no opal sparkles in this bear, but the coloration does evoke bear fur. Offering is a carved spiny oyster shell arrowhead.

 Alonzo Esalio lapis baby bear fetish with carved amber fish c. 2000, 1" high by 1-1/4" long by 3/4" wide, SOLD. Nobody is taking his fish!

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or visit us in Old Town Albuquerque to place your order. 
A portion of all sales by Grey Dog Trading go directly to The Zuni Fetish Museum.