NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI SERPENTINE FROG FETISH BY FRED WEEKOTY ZUNI FETISH

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NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI SERPENTINE FROG FETISH BY FRED WEEKOTY ZUNI FETISH:
$24.65

NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI SERPENTINE FROG FETISH BY FRED WEEKOTY
ZUNI FETISH

In prehistoric times, frog carvings appeared in jewelry. Zuni frog fetishes are associated with rain, abundance, and fertility. Zuni fetish carver, Fred Weekoty carved this splendid frog fetish out Serpentine and has turquoise eyes.

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5/8″ tall x 1 1/4” long x 3/4” wide

Zuni fetishes are carvings made from various materials by the Zuni people. Traditionally, fetishes served aceremonial purpose for their creators and they represented animals and figures that were part of their culture. Today, as a form of Native American Art, they are sold to collectors worldwide. With a myriad of materials like turquoise, shell, jet, marble, serpentine, and much more, Zuni fetish carvers are able to create carvings in a style of their own.

Native American Art