Fetish Necklace Zuni Heishi Beads Hand Made vintage Native American Jewelry
Elegant and beautiful Southwestern collectible jewelry. Opera length with hand carved animals, butterflies, birds, ducks, bears. A lovely piece of collectible jewelry, makes a unique gift!
Size: 45 inches total (end to end) Weight: 68 grams. Zuni fetishes are small carvings made from various materials by the Zuni people. These carvings have traditionally served a ceremonial purpose for their creators and depict animals and icons integral to their culture. Typical traditional Zuni fetishes depict animals such as the wolf, badger, bear, mountain lion, eagle, mole, frog, deer, ram, fish, ducks and others. Modern carvers many produce images of non-traditional subjects dinosaurs, for example or some insects and reptiles that are traditional but more integral to petroglyphs, symbolism, and the patterns of design in pottery dragonflies, butterflies, water spiders, and lizards for example.
Other animals, such as the horse, were carved in the past mainly for trade. The Zuni was not a horse culture, but their horse carvings were considered by the horse cultures to the north as having great power for the protection of their herds. The item "Fetish Necklace Zuni Heishi Beads Hand Made vintage Native American Jewelry" is in sale since Friday, January 10, 2020.
This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants". The seller is "tee-warehouse" and is located in Walnut, California.
This item can be shipped worldwide.- Country of Origin: United States
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Material: Plastic Resin
- Type: Beads
- Featured Refinements: Heishi Necklace
- Ethnic Origin: Native American
- Number of Strands: 1
- Main Stone: Turquoise
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Brand: SouthWestArtisans
- Jewelry Type: Necklaces
- Tribal Affiliation: Zuni