Authentic Zuni fetishes by Ricky Laahty, Troy Sice, Ray Tsalate, Gibbs Othole, Loren Tsalabutie, Ron Laahty, Lena Boone and other current Zuni carvers. Occasionally, we have historic work by deceased artists such as Aaron Sheche, Theodore Kucate, Teddy Weahkee,
Leo Poblano, and Leekya Deyuse.
Carvings listed alphabetically by carver's last name. Click on images to enlarge.
Bryson Bobelu
Bryson Bobelu Zuni stone travertine sitting bear fetish, 1 17/8” high by 1 3/4” wide, $60. Bryson gets his carving genes from both the Leekya and Yuselew families.
Evalena Boone
Evalena Boone fossil jasper wolf fetish, 1” high by 3 ½” wide, $60. The pink mussel shell offering compliments perfectly.
Lena Boone
Lena Boone Royston seam turquoise badger fetish, 1 1/8” high by 1 3/4” long, $70. The host stone is rhyolite.
Lena Boone banded serpentine frog fetish, 1 1/2” high by 3 1/2” long, $90. One of Lena’s larger pieces.
Calvert Bowannie
Calvert Bowannie black marble and mother-of-pearl magpie fetish, 1” high by 2 ¼” long, $45. One of Calvert’s classic creations.
Fred Bowannie
Fred Bowannie Nutria travertine turtle fetish, 1/2” high by 2 5/8” long, $134. Nice to see Fred try new subjects. 
Fred Bowannie sugar daddy travertine frog fetish, 3/4” high by 1 7/8” long, $112. A good use of the banding in this local to Zuni stone.
Arnie Calavaza
Arnie Calavaza deer antler standing bear fetish, 2 ½” high by 1” wide, $50. This smiling bear has an inlaid turquoise necklace.
Wilfred Cheama
Wilfred Cheama turquoise mama and baby mountain lions fetish, 7/8” high by 2 1/2” long, $260. An unusual pair for Wilfred.
Dee Edaakie
Dee Edaakie conglomerate found stone resting mountain lion fetish, 1” high by 3 7/8” long, $250. Dee finds interesting stones near Zuni.
Dee Edaakie serpentine frog fetish with a jet fish in his mouth, 1 3/8” high by 1 3/8” wide, $89. An unusual concept from Dee.
Dee Edaakie labradorite mountain lion fetish, 2” high by 2 1/2” long, $340. Such an amazing stone.
Dee Edaakie Sonoran Sunrise bear fetish with an abalone fish bundle, 2” high by 2 1/4” long, $340. Very clever!
Dee Edaakie boulder opal bear fetish, 1 7/8” high by 1 7/8” wide, $600. Stunning opal inclusions in this stone.
Dee Edaakie malachite frog family fetish, 7/8” high by 2” wide, $135. Lots of babies on this mama!
Dee Edaakie Great Basin marble bear fetish with a removable abalone fish, 2 1/8” high by 2 1/4” long, $178. A Utah marble rarely seen in Zuni these days.
Dee Edaakie Sonoran Sunrise eagle fetish, 2 5/8” high by 2” wide, $667. A truly fine example of this played out stone.
Dee Edaakie yttrium fluorite eagle fetish, 2 3/8” high by 2 5/8” long, $320. Nice little sodalite “fish” as well.
Dee Edaakie amazonite turtle fetish, 1 1/8” high by 1 7/8” long, $135. A cool stone for a turtle.
Dee Edaakie peacock pyrite frog fetish, 1 1/4” high by 1 3/4” long, $170. Nice maroon coloring.
Dee Edaakie peacock pyrite eagle fetish, 1 7/8” high by 1” wide, $135. Plenty of color on this piece.
Debra Gasper
Debra Gasper Zuni fluorite frog fetish, 1” high by 2 ¼” long, $75. Zuni fluorite is rich in texture and color.
Gayla Eriacho 
Gayla Eriacho Zuni stone travertine with Zuni Mountain azurite/malachite and coral inlay mama and baby turtles, 2 1/2” high by 4 7/8” long, $330. A most unusual older piece by Gayla.
Elroy Gasper
Elroy Gasper (d) jet frog fetish with turquoise raindrops, 1/2” high by 1 3/8” long, circa 2000, $225. Elroy was the son of Peter (d) and Dinah Gasper. 
Herbert Halate
Herbert Halate jet horse fetish with turquoise spots, 2 3/8” high by 3 5/8” long, $56. Herbert does great jet work.
Bernard Homer. Jr.
Bernard Homer, Jr. green seasnail shell fox fetish, 1 ¼” high by 2” long, $45. Bernard is known for his imaginative use of shell.
Leonard Halate
Leonard Halate (d) serpentine dinosaur carving with crushed turquoise, ca 1995, 2 1/4” high by 4 1/2” long, $400. Leonard was famed for his dinos.
Rickson Kallestewa
Rickson Kallestewa alabaster mountain lion fetish carving, 2 ¼” high by 5” long, $125. This big cat is waiting beside its food dish!
Derrick Kaamasee
Derrick Kaamasee jet beetle carving, 3/4” high by 2 1/8” long, $85. Yet a different critter from Derrick.
Ricky Laahty
Ricky Laahty green opal frog fetish, 3/4” high by 7/8” long, $112. Amazing Ricky can still carve this small.
Ricky Laahty Royston seam turquoise prairie dog fetish, 1” high by 1 3/4” long, $150. An interesting critter for Ricky.
Ricky Laahty Sonoran Sunrise mama and baby frogs fetish with fish on the bottom, 1 1/2” high by 2 1/4” wide, $400. One of the most unusual Sonoran stones we have ever seen. 
Ricky Laahty tiger’s eye frog fetish, 1/2” high by 1 3/4” long, $178. In a new twist, Ricky gave this stone a matte finish for a different look.
Ricky Laahty horn coral double frog fetish, 1 1/4” high by 1 1/4” wide, $235. Horn coral has been extinct for over 250 million years.
Ricky Laahty ocean jasper resting frog fetish, 1/2” high by 2” wide, $315. A bee and daisy are incised on the bottom.
Ricky Laahty chrysocolla mama and baby frog fetish, 1 1/4” high by 1 5/8” long, $200. Lots of interesting markings in this stone.
Ricky Laahty ammolite frog fetish with a fish on the bottom,  3/4” high by 2” long, $325. A very rare opalized fossil stone from the Blackfeet reservation that we found for Ricky.
Ricky Laahty horn coral frog fetish, 3/4” high by 1” long, $156. A most unusual coral. 
Ricky Laahty charoite mini frog fetish, 7/8” high by 5/8” long, $135. Amazing detail on a miniature including a butterfly on the base.
Ricky Laahty K2 jasper mama and baby frogs fetish, 3/4” high by 1 1/4” long, $248. Wonderful use of the blue markings for eyes and baby frogs plus a bird and cat on the bottom.
Ricky Laahty bubble gum jasper mama and baby frogs fetish, 1 1/8” high by 1” long, $156. A new stone we found for Ricky at Gem Show.
Ricky Laahty ocean jasper mama and baby frogs fetish with a fish on the bottom, 3/4” high by 2 3/8” long, $278. A very rare coloration for ocean jasper!
Ricky Laahty smithsonite frog fetish, 1 1/4” high by 2 1/4” wide, $310. A rare crystalline stone with its own natural tongue!
Ron Laahty
Ron Laahty chrysocolla turtle fetish, 7/8” high by 3 7/8” long, $400. Ron is justifiably noted for his turtles.
Ron Laahty green opal fish carving, 2” high by 2 1/4” wide, $356. Really nice fish scale texturing.
Ron Laahty ocean jasper bunny fetish, 1/2” high by 2” wide, $344. This bunny is hunkered down and wary!
Ron Laahty dinosaur bone eagle’s head fetish, 1 1/8” high by 1 7/8” long, $235. A very cool fossil stone we found for Ron.
Ron Laahty cowrie shell smiling frog fetish, 1 7/8” high by 2 1/2” long, $135. Highly amusing!
Ron Laahty amber Corn Maiden fetish, 1 1/2” high by 1” wide, $200. Nice dark Chiapan amber.
Ron Laahty Picasso marble ram fetish, 2 1/4” high by 2 1/4” long, $335. A rare subject and detail style for Ron.
Ron Laahty agate turtle fetish, 5/8” high by 1 5/8” long, $145. A really hard stone to carve with nice translucence to the flippers when held to the light.
Ron Laahty Picasso marble big-eared bunny fetish, 1” high by 2” wide, $145. Ron creates some of the most humorous bunnies.
Ron Laahty amethyst crystal turtle fetish, 1” high by 2 5/8” long, $450. Beautiful crystals on this piece.
Ron Laahty chrysocolla buffalo fetish, 1 5/8” high by 2 1/4” long, $250. A nicely mottled turquoise-related stone.
Ron Laahty travertine onyx floppy-eared bunny fetish, 1 3/4” high by 2 1/8” wide, $167. A pretty amusing bunny.
Ron Laahty serpentine and ammonite snail carving, 1 3/4” high by 2 7/8” long, $418. A very clever creation.
​Ron Laahty Sonoran Sunrise fish carving, 1 1/4” high by 2 3/8” long, $180. Such a nice example of high grade cuprite.
Edna Leki
Edna Leki (d) Picasso marble wolf fetish, 1 1/4” high by 2 1/2” long, circa 1980, $185. A nice pouch-size piece by Edna, the first female carver at Zuni.
Jedthro Mahkee
Jedthro Mahkee (d) Picasso marble dolphin carving, 1 1/2” high by 2 5/8” long, circa 2000, $120. Jedthro was taught by the late Staley Natewa.
Vern Nieto
Vern Nieto (d) white marble snake, 2 3/4" high by 2 3/8" long, $225. Vern did nicely detailed pieces and passed way too soon.
Gibbs Othole
Gibbs Othole Sonoran Sunrise sitting bear fetish, 2 3/4" high by 1 7/8" wide, $445. An amusing pose in a now played-out stone.
Gibbs Othole serpentine beaver carving with a coral fish, 1 5/8” high by 3” long, $167. An interesting mottled beaver.
Abby Quam Panteah
Abby Quam Panteah turquoise mountain lion fetish, 1” high by 2” wide, $84. Lots of chert speckles in the stone.
Abby Quam Panteah leopard stone jasper bear fetish, 1 1/4” high by 2 1/8” long, $84. A very dramatic piece of this jasper.
Virginia Quam
Virginia Quam turquoise bunny fetish, 1 ½” high by 1 ½” wide, $60. Virginia is Abby Quam’s mother.
Virginia Quam septarian bear fetish, 1 1/8” high by 1 1/2” long, $51. Virginia is Zuni’s senior carver.
Stewart Quandelacy
Stewart Quandelacy turquoise medicine bear fetish with an inlay coral heartline, 2 1/4” high by 2 1/2” long, $212. The lightning heartline is from the Zuni medicine society bears.
Stewart Quandelacy black marble medicine bear fetish with an inlay turquoise heartline, $140. Stewart is justifiably famous for his detailed heartlines.
Stewart Quandelacy red marble medicine bear fetish with a turquoise inlay heartline, 2 1/8” high by 2 1/2” long, $145. Another stone that is now uncommon in Zuni.
Kateri Sanchez
Kateri Sanchez ammonite bear fetish with an incised dragonfly, 2 1/4” high by 2 3/8” long, $115. Always nice to see fossils used.
Kateri Sanchez textured turquoise owl and corn maidens fetish, 1 1/2” high by 2” wide,  $245. The maidens have inlaid mother-of-pearl faces.
Kateri Sanchez garnierite bear fetish, 2” high by 2 3/4” wide, $225. Kateri has inlaid dragonflies and stars on the green cloud-like area.
Kateri Sanchez moonstone bear fetish with incised dragonfly, 2 1/4” high by 2 5/8” long, $278. Kateri uses such fun stones.
Chris Sandoval
Chris Sandoval Sonoran Sunrise frolicking wolf fetish, 2” high by 2 ½” wide,  $112. A fun new pose for Chris.
Chris Sandoval red marble badger fetish, ¾” high by 2 ¾” wide, $112. Red is the cardinal color for the south, of which badger is the protector. 
Hudson Sandy
Hudson Sandy pink mussel shell seahorse carving against a scallop shell background on a white coral base, 2 3/4” high by 2 1/2” wide, $225. Such an interesting scene from Hudson.
Lorandina Sheche
Lorandina Sheche angelite double wolves fetish, 2 3/8” high by 3 3/4” long, $110. Lorandina is the daughter of the late Aaron Sheche and Thelma Sheche.  
Lorandina Sheche serpentine double wolves fetish, 1 1/4” high by 3 3/4” long, $85. The perfect wedding gift of mated wolves.
Maegan Shetima
Maegan Shetima travertine onyx mama and baby eagle fetish, 2 3/4” high by 2 5/8” long, $300. Meagan is the niece of noted carver Jeff Shetima.
Troy Sice
Troy Sice elk antler frog fetish, 1 1/8” high by 5/8” wide, $325. Elaborately decorated with jewel raindrops and silver toenails.
Troy Sice elk antler standing bear fetish, 1 5/8” high by 7/8” wide, $212. Troy is famed for his standing bears of all sizes.
Troy Sice elk antler dancing bear fetish, 1 1/4” high by 1” wide, $156. Even his smaller pieces have nice detailing.
Troy Sice elk antler tablita maiden fetish, 1 7/8” high by 5/8” wide, $200. Troy has always done nice maidens.
Troy Sice elk antler dancing frog fetish, 1 7/8” high by 1 1/2” long, $575. And lots of inlay raindrops as well!
Troy Sice elk antler First Man carving, 3 1/8” high by 1” wide (excluding feathers), $1225. A figure drawn from Zuni mythology
Loren Tsalabutie
Loren Tsalabutie malachite frog fetish, 1” high by 2 1/8” wide, $435. A beautiful use of the markings on this frog.
Loren Tsalabutie​ black and white marble owl fetish, 2 1/8” high by 1 5/8” long, $312. An intensely curious owl.
Loren Tsalabutie Petoskey stone turkey fetish, 2 3/8” high by 2 1/4” wide, $312. Interesting to see the tubes in this fossil coral piece.
Loren Tsalabutie boulder opal bobcat fetish on an agate base, 2 7/8” high by 3 5/8” wide, $300. One happy critter.
Ray Tsalate
Ray Tsalate elk antler star-nosed mole fetish, 1 1/8” high by 2 3/4” long, $660. Ray creates such cute animals!
Ray Tsalate elk antler standing frog fetish with coral and turquoise raindrops, 2 3/8” high by 2” long, $495.  Silliness!
Ray Tsalate elk antler frog fetish with multi-stone raindrop decorations, 1 1/4” high by 1 5/8” long, $520. A nice spiny oyster arrowhead as well.
Corwin Yamutewa
Corwin Yamutewa marble turtle fetish, 1/2” high by 3” long, $112. A most interesting marble.
Corwin Yamutewa white marble bunny fetish, 1 3/8” high by 2 1/8” long, $112. Corwin’s bunnies are very sweet. 
Corwin Yamutewa Picasso marble badger fetish, 1” high by 3” wide, $135. Lovely markings in this pale Picasso marble.
Corwin Yamutewa serpentine frog fetish, 1” high by 1 7/8” long, $89. A friendly frog.
Corwin Yamutewa Picasso marble standing bear fetish, 3” high by 1 3/4” wide, $135. A very sweet face.
Brian Yatsattie
Brian Yatsattie quahog shell bat fetish, 7/8” high by 3 1/4” long, $335. Also known as wampum, quahog is a rare material for carving.
Jimmy Yawakia
Jimmy Yawakia pipestone turtle fetish, $50. Much of Minnesota pipestone is mottled.
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