Native American Zuni Fetish Necklace & Earrings By Evalena Boone
$ 594.0
Description
NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI FETISH NECKLACE & EARRINGS BY EVALENA BOONE. ZUNI FETISH NECKLACE & EARRINGS BY EVALENA BOONE. Zuni artist Evalena Boone created this exquisite fetish necklace. The necklace has tadpoles, turtles, mountain lions, birds, wolves, hummingbirds, badgers, and fish fetishes. NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI FETISH NECKLACE & EARRINGS BY EVALENA BOONE Zuni artist Evalena Boone created this exquisite fetish necklace. The necklace has tadpoles, turtles, mountain lions, birds, wolves, hummingbirds, badgers, and fish fetishes. There is fine Turquoise and Jet in between the fetish and at the ends. A beautiful strand this is finished off with a sterling silver clasp and cones. A statement piece that you will enjoy for many years. Weighs 18 grams. Signed 27 1/2” long Carvings are about 5/8″ to 1 1/8" wide Heishi beads are about 1/8″ wide Comes with hummingbird earrings that weigh 2 grams and with ear wires are 1 9/16” in length Artist card included Zuni Pueblo is the largest pueblo in New Mexico, and because of its location, Zuni is the most traditional. Continuing to make jewelry, fetishes, and pottery, most of the people of Zuni are artists. Zuni jewelry makers are known for lapidary skills including inlay, needlepoint, and petit point work. Zuni fetishes are carvings made from various materials by the Zuni people. Traditionally, fetishes served a ceremonial 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 Jewelry
