Zuni Fetishes
Loren Tsalabutie bumblebee jasper dancing bear fetish, 3-5/8” high by 2-1/2” long by 2” wide, SOLD. This is the most colorful piece of bumblebee jasper ever—no wonder this bear is dancing!
Gibbs Othole jet beaver fetish,1” high by 3” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Gibbs carved sweet mother-of-pearl front teeth.
Andres Quandelacy turquoise bighorn ram fetish, 1” high by 1-1/2” long by 3/8” wide, SOLD. A coral heart line is the perfect accent.
Sebastian Santos (d) Picasso marble howling wolf fetish, 2” high by 2-1/2” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Exceptionally nice markings in the marble.
Brion Hattie golden pyrite standing bear fetish, 1-1/2” high by 1” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Yes, this bear is as golden as it looks!
Claudia Peina antler maiden fetish, 2-1/4” high by 3/4” long by 3/4” wide, $150. Simple and lovely; the flower design inlay is a trademark of Claudia’s work.
Ricky Laahty natural raw ruby frog fetish, 3/4” high by 1-1/8” long by 5/8” wide, SOLD. A fish is carved on the bottom.
Derrick Kaamasee natural turquoise owl family fetish, 1-3/4” high by 1-1/2” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Mama and baby, both with coral eyes. Seldom are really detailed carvings done in natural turquoise.
Dee Edaakie labradorite buffalo fetish, 1-1/2” high by 2-3/4” long by 1/2” wide, $300. The cuprite horns are carved from Sonoran Sunrise, with the tenorite banding giving them their black tips.
Andres Quandelacy apple coral mountain lion fetish, 7/8” high by 2-1/8” long by 3/8” wide, SOLD. A long, lean, elegant mountain lion.
Sherdine Tsattie dendritic serpentine bunny fetish, 1-1/2” high by 2-3/8” long by 5/8” wide, SOLD. Sherdine is Loren Tsalabutie’s mother, and she does not carve often. This is one happy bunny!
Loren Tsalabutie honeycomb calcite bunny fetish, 1-3/4” high by 1-1/2" long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Loren’s bunnies remind me of animated chocolate bunnies.
Melissa Quam pale blue angelite fox fetish, 1-1/8” high by 2-1/4” long by 3/4” wide (curve), SOLD. A beautiful example of Melissa’s abstract carving style.
Vern Nieto (d) textured jet raven fetish, 1-1/2” high by 2-1/2” long by 1” wide, SOLD. Vern did few carvings this small and detailed, and we almost never see a raven with one outstretched wing.
Emery Eriacho (d) rhodocrosite medicine bear fetish, 1-3/4” high by 2-1/8” long by 5/8” wide, SOLD. A larger size bear for Emery, and a beautiful stone.
Gibbs Othole jet pouncing wolf fetish, 2-1/2” high by 1-3/4” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. The master of animal gesture has done it again!
Hubert Pincion (d) dendritic soapstone horse fetish, 2” high by 1-3/4” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Hubert was known for his sensitive horse carvings.
Dee Edaakie Icelandic agate diving otter with fish fetish, 3” high by 1-1/4” long by 5/8” wide, $280. Dee was not certain what this stone was as it was given to him by a collector. When I told him it is agate (you can see the concentric bands within the stone), Dee said, “Oh yeah. I burned out all my bits working on it.” Kent always told me the carvers hate carving agate.
Elroy Gasper (d) dolomite mountain lion fetish, 3/4” high by 2-1/4” long by 1/2” wide, $100. A lovely, small lion, in the cardinal color for the North directional.
Ricky Laahty ocean jasper frog family fetish, 1” high by 1” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. This beautiful piece of rare ocean jasper has so many rosy orbiculars in it that it is difficult to distinguish the frogs’ eyes.
Loren Tsalabutie Mexican labradorite badger fetish, 1-1/8” high by 2-1/8” long by 1-1/8” wide, SOLD.
I could not capture the elusive labradorescence with my camera, but it is there, and the base stone has lots more color than Mexican opal usually does.
I could not capture the elusive labradorescence with my camera, but it is there, and the base stone has lots more color than Mexican opal usually does.
Leroy Chavez (d) Ojo rock horned toad fetish, 1/2” high by 1-7/8” long by 1-1/8” wide, SOLD. I love Leroy’s distinctive take on the toad’s spines!
Gibbs Othole natural purple variscite star-nosed mole fetish, 7/8” high by 2-1/2” long by 1” wide, SOLD. A Canadian documentary about these moles says they are the world’s fastest eating mammals. They don’t know my cat.
Lena Boone turquoise bear fetish, 1-1/4” high by 1-3/4” long by 3/8” wide, SOLD. The arrowhead is abalone. What’s not to love?
Jerrold Lahaleon yttrium fluorite kneeling bighorn ram fetish, 1-1/4” high by 1-1/4” long by 1/2” wide, $150. Jerrold was mentored by Derrick Kaamasee.
Ricky Laahty Royston turquoise frog family fetish, 1” high by 1-1/2” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. There are three frogs carved of the turquoise and the large mama frog carved of the rhyolite matrix, and a cat hiding on the bottom.
Dee Edaakie large sodalite bear fetish, 1-3/4” high by 3” long by 1-1/8” wide, $250. This is Dee’s classic hunting bear.
Fred Bowannie large, Nutria travertine medicine bear fetish, 2-1/2” high by 2-1/2” long by 1” wide, SOLD. The flash of blue on the bear’s right side is a vein of Zuni chrysocolla forming a natural heart line.
Albert Eustace pale Picasso marble standing bear fetish, 3” high by 2” long by 1-1/4” wide, SOLD. A very animated bear in Albert’s classic style that is, sadly, being counterfeited on eBay these days—at much higher prices! This is the real deal, purchased from Albert himself, who blew the whistle on the eBay listings.
Marnella Kucate stichtite in serpentine mountain lion fetish, 2” high by 3-1/2” long by 1” wide, SOLD. Large, carved of a beautiful stone, and carrying a gold-lip mother-of-pearl arrowhead offering.
Please call 505-243-0414 or email greydog@greydogtrading.com,
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.
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.
