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Leekya Picasso Marble Zuni Bear Fetish

Leekya Picasso Marble Zuni Bear Fetish

$75.00

This Native American fetish, a Zuni Bear fetish, is the symbol of great curative abilities. The Zuni bear fetish is one of the most important symbols of Southwestern pueblo societies. The Bear fetish is associated with strength, self-knowledge, and healing, usually carved with little or no tails but quite a range of body shapes. The Zuni bear fetish is a Protective Animal of the West. The bundle wrapped to the back of a bear fetish is an offering giving more power to the fetish.

This Zuni bear carving is done in a beautiful Picasso marble.  It features an arrowhead pack made of shell and turquoise eyes.  Handcrafted by Zuni artist Delvin Leekya

Artist: Delvin Leekya, Zuni

Stone: Picasso marble, shell, turquoise inlay

Size: 1.5″L  x  3/4″W  x  1″H

1 in stock

SKU: IAC-FET-299 Categories: Native American Crafts, Zuni Fetishes Tags: Bear fetish, Bears, Delvin Leekya, Fetishes, Leekya Fetishes, Picasso Marble, With a bundle/arrowhead bundle, Zuni
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Zuni Fetishes are small carvings made from various materials such as bone, shells, and gemstones by the Zuni people. These carvings traditionally serve a ceremonial purpose for their creators and depict animals and icons integral to their culture. Each animal has great significance and meaning, many with protective abilities or healing powers. Fetish carvings are believed to have magical powers and protect or enhance the owner or craftsman. It is presumed to properly care for Zuni Fetishes that they should be given offerings of cornmeal and kept in special turquoise-encrusted fetish pots or pouches. The Zuni also divided the world into six regions or directions: north, west, south, east, above, and below. Each direction is represented by a Prey God, or guardian animal, and is listed as follows: north — the yellow mountain lion, west — the black bear (represented by the color blue), south — the red badger, east — the white wolf, above or the sky — the multi-colored eagle, below or underground — the black mole. These directional animals are among the most powerful and are the guardian and masters of their region. Collectors worldwide collect fetishes as a form of contemporary Native American art with an appreciation for the craftsmanship and meaning behind each fetish. The meaning of each is provided within the product. However, over time many carvers started to create some non-traditional animals due to requests, region, and popularity. These non-traditional fetishes may not have the significance or abilities of other more traditional fetish carvings.

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