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NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI CHRYSOCOLLA FROG FETISH BY TONY LAIWAKETE
NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI CHRYSOCOLLA FROG FETISH BY TONY LAIWAKETE
NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI CHRYSOCOLLA FROG FETISH BY TONY LAIWAKETE
NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI CHRYSOCOLLA FROG FETISH BY TONY LAIWAKETE
NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI CHRYSOCOLLA FROG FETISH BY TONY LAIWAKETE
NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI CHRYSOCOLLA FROG FETISH BY TONY LAIWAKETE
NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI CHRYSOCOLLA FROG FETISH BY TONY LAIWAKETE

NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI CHRYSOCOLLA FROG FETISH BY TONY LAIWAKETE

$ 45.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modification Description: Signed
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Artisan: TONY LAIWAKETE
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Origin: Zuni, New Mexico
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Tribal Affiliation: Zuni Pueblo
  • Restocking Fee: 10%
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • Condition: New
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    NATIVE AMERICAN
    ZUNI CHRYSOCOLLA FROG FETISH BY TONY LAIWAKETE
    In prehistoric times, frog carvings appeared in jewelry.  Zuni frog fetishes are associated with rain, abundance, and fertility.  Hand made by Zuni fetish carver Tony Laiwakete, this darling frog fetish is made out of Chrysocolla with Coral spots and a Jet, Coral, and Mother of Pearl Shell mouth.  Signed
    7/8″ tall x 2” long x 1  5/8” wide
    Artist card included
    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 Art