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Frog - Crushed Shell with Turquoise Eyes by Brian Yatsattie (Zuni)

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Price: $140.00
Item Number: BYF078
Handcarved frog fetish made of crushed shells with inlaid turquoise eyes by Zuni artist Brian Yatsattie.

Fetish carvings are made in numerous styles and materials and are representative of a vast array of animals and figures since artists and carvers have become more creative and varied. Carving fetishes has developed into one of the most collectible art forms of the Zuni Tribe today. Fetishes are still made and used in homes, for special purposes and religious ceremony. They originally came from the belief that when a stone resembled a certain animal, the power of that animal resided in the stone. Sometimes after finding such a stone, carving a bit of the stone to bring out more of the animal resemblance was done.

Height: .25"; Length: 2"; Depth: 2"


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