Zuni Fetishes
Gibbs Othole natural purple alunite leaping mountain lion fetish, 2-3/4” high by 1-3/4” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Gibbs at his best.
Loren Tsalabutie blue angelite growling grizzly bear fetish, 4” high by 2-1/4” long by 2-1/4” wide, SOLD. Another lifelike pose by Loren with a detailed open mouth and a necklace of turquoise chips, lapis and coral beads, centered with a boulder opal chunk.
Jeff Shetima grey serpentine bobcat fetish, 2” high by 2-1/2” long by 1-1/4” wide, SOLD. Jeff’s long, fine heart line of micro-inlay glows against the dark grey of the serpentine.
Joel Nastacio red Pakistani marble sea turtle fetish, 1/2” high by 2” long by 1-1/4” wide, SOLD. Etched scutes and inlaid turquoise raindrops are anchored by a center mother-of-pearl cabochon.
Ricky Laahty Royston turquoise frog fetish, 1-1/2” high by 1-3/4” long by 1” wide, SOLD. This is an early Ricky frog (signed, but undated) carved from a gorgeous hunk of Royston turquoise on rhyolite matrix. Concretion style preserves the turquoise.
Hudson Sandy Picasso marble horned toad fetish, 1-1/4” high by 2” long by 1-1/4” wide, $150. Hudson gave this toad a coral tongue, but kept it inside his mouth for safety.
Albert Eustace grey serpentine bear fetish, 2” high by 2” long by 1-1/4” wide, SOLD. This looks like a young bear, highly inquisitive.
Dee Edaakie pyrite bobcat fetish, 1” high by 1-1/2” long by 7/8” wide, SOLD. This sturdy little guy is shiny golden pyrite with rough traces where bornite crystals have been polished off.
Gibbs Othole black marble running bear fetish, 1-3/8” high by 2-3/4” long by 1-1/4” wide, SOLD. Have you seen bears running away from approaching tourists? Gibbs captured that posture perfectly.
Bobbie Othole gold-lip mother-of-pearl bunny fetish, 1-1/4” high by 1-1/2” long by 3/8” wide, SOLD. Bobbie rarely makes standing fetishes, and this guy stands very well.
Ron Laahty (d) turquoise mother-and-baby sea turtle fetish, 1” high by 1-1/8” long by 1-1/8” wide, SOLD. This precious piece is a forerunner to Ron’s turtle stacks.
Eddington Hannaweeke Zuni stone travertine badger fetish, 1-1/2” high by 2-1/2” long by 1-1/2” wide, SOLD. A rare subject and material for Eddie.
Loren Tsalabutie black marble standing bear fetish, 2” high by 1” long by 1-1/4” wide, SOLD. This elegant guy comes with the requisite necklace of beads and a quartz chunk.
Jeff Shetima Picasso marble badger fetish, 7/8” high by 2-1/2” long by 1-1/2” wide, SOLD. Jeff used the marble’s markings to indicate the badger’s central stripe and incised the fur away from it.
Dee Edaakie Carico Lake turquoise badger fetish, 1/2” high by 1-1/2” long by 1-3/8” wide, SOLD. This is a beautiful natural turquoise nugget—you can see where it has darkened as Dee held it to detail his face.
Maxx Laate deer antler bighorn ram fetish, 1-1/2” high by 1-1/2” long by 7/8” wide, $150. The marrow of this antler is naturally golden colored, and gives this ram great dimension.
Lloyd Tsalabutie red abalone fish fetish, 1” high by 2-1/8” long by 5/8” wide, SOLD. Lloyd is famous for his fish carvings.
Ricky Laahty ruby fuchsite frog fetish, 2” high by 2” long by 1-1/2” wide, SOLD. This is a hefty chunk of ruby fuchsite, hard to find nowadays. And Ricky carved a heart on his chest.
Loren Tsalabutie Petosky stone dancing bobcat fetish, 3” high by 2-1/8” long by 1-1/4” wide, SOLD. Have you noticed that Loren’s bobcats almost always are dancing?
Arvella Cheama Picasso marble bunny and hollow cactus stump fetish, 1” high by 2-1/4” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. One of the finest versions of Arvella’s signature one-piece piece I have seen. The cactus is totally hollowed out.
Dee Edaakie amazonite mountain lion fetish, 1” high by 1-1/2” long by 3/4” wide, $150. Tail up on the back—as traditionally as Dee ever does.
Gibbs Othole serpentine bear catching red abalone salmon fetish, 1-1/2” high by 3-1/2” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Gibbs imbues his animals with a sense of life and purpose.
Loren Tsalabutie South African prehnite badger fetish, 1-1/4” high by 1-7/8” long by 1” wide, SOLD. This is a beautiful stone with a mossy green color, very clean and smooth. Bundle is lapis arrowhead with turquoise and pink coral.
Sherdine Tsattie wood bunny fetish, 1-1/4” high by 1-3/4” long by 3/4” wide, SOLD. Sherdine rarely carves and she has used the Tsalabutie family necklace. She is Loren’s mother.
Ricky Laahty chrysoprase frog with baby, 1-1/4” high by 1” long by 1-1/4” wide, $360. One of the most colorful nuggets of chrysoprase we have seen. The baby is safely camouflaged in the matrix on the frog’s back.
Dee Edaakie pink opal eagle fetish, 1” high by 1-1/4” long by 3/4” wide, $160. This bird has his wings all puffed and ready to lift for takeoff.
Eddington Hannaweeke alabaster prowling bear fetish, 1-1/4” high by 2-1/8” long by 5/8” wide,
SOLD. Look at that face in the third photo!
SOLD. Look at that face in the third photo!
Fred Bowannie Zuni stone travertine bear fetish with purple spiny oyster shell bird guide, 1-3/4” high by 2-3/4” long by 1-1/4” wide, SOLD. Fred’s use of bird guides is signature.
Ricky Laahty black-lip mother-of-pearl running fox fetish, 7/8” high by 3-3/4” long by 1/4” thick (but 5/8” wide with the curve), SOLD. There is a perfect fox face with pointy nose and a Leekya leaf carved on the back. This piece is epic.
Jeff Shetima Picasso marble wolf fetish, 1-1/2” high by 3” long by 1” wide, SOLD With a multi-stone micro inlaid heart line. A requiem for the critically endangered red wolf.
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.
