FETISHES

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     A noted sculptor from Tesuque Pueblo, Mark combines various natural materials in his work. He uses limestone, marble, and alabaster, often decorating his pieces with parrot and turkey feathers. Mark's work can be seen on permanent display at the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe, the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC. From his early years, Mark was surrounded by art in every form. His father, Patrick, was a well known and highly collectible painter. Then Mark studied under Allen Houser at the Institute of American Indian Art during his college years, and went on to carve fetishes.
     WOW! Almost completely ORANGE, this sculpted bear is made of orange alabaster that has not been on the open market for more than six years. It comes from Southern Utah, northwest of Zion National Park. Adorned with spiny oyster shell, Puki shell, and turquoise, it is simply gorgeous. The orange feathers are the actual breast feathers of the Military Macaw parrot – which is a hybrid parrot. The bundle is attached by deer hide painted with earth pigments and lacings wrapped around the middle of the bear. The alabaster is so bright, and the feathers just bring this piece to life!

#FET5823 - 4" high by 6 1/2" wide
Price: $300 SOLD

     Picasso marble bat with turquoise eyes. Nice open wings!

#FET396 - 1 1/8” high by 2 ½” wide
Price: $27 SOLD

     Frogs, frogs, frogs, Frogs of every color…..

#FET691 -
A) Bernard Homer Jr - Turquoise frog
3/8” high by 1 ½” long
Price: $36
B) Jimmy Yawakia Malachite frog
½” high by 1 ¼” long
Price: $32
C) Georgette Quam Dolomite/jet eyes
¼” high by 1 ¼” long
Price: $32

Two different but beautiful carved ducks…

#FET692 -
A) Hayes Leekya white marble duck
½” high by 2 ½” long
Price: $48
B) Fabian Tsethlikai dolomite duck
¾” high by 1 ½” long
Price: $36

#FET981 -
A) Apple coral with jet eyes and turquoise dots - ¼” high by 1 ¼” long
Price: $44
B) purple sujilite with turquoise dots - ¼” high by 1 1/2” wide
Price: $69

     Beautiful Rainbow Calsillica; every color of the rainbow!

#FET698 -
A) 1 1/8” high by1 ½” wide
Price: $30 SOLD
B) 1” high by 1” wide
Price: $21 SOLD
C) 1 ¼” high by 1 ½” wide
Price: $30 SOLD

#FET783 -
A) Russell Shack black marble mountain lion - ½” high by 2 ¼” long
Price: $36
B) Reynald Lunasee Picasso - marble wolf - ¾” high by 2 ¼” wide
Price: $30 SOLD

#FET693 - turquoise Zuni maiden
2 ¼” high by 1 ½” wide
Price: $60 SOLD

      This is a spectacular eagle – colors, twists and turns- made from shell with turquoise eyes

#FET694 - 2” high by2 ¼” wide
Price: $45 SOLD

Slithering Snakes with turquoise Dots!

#FET391-
A) Patrick Wallnee - etched pipestone - ¼” high by 4 ¾” long
Price: $36
B) Daphne Neha - etched jet - 1/8” high by 2 ¾” long
Price: $36
C) Daphne Neha - etched pipestone - 1/8” high by 3 1/8”long
Price: $36 SOLD

#FET191 -
A) Dannette Laattee – Mother of Pearl with turquoise dots and sun face
1/4" high by 1 1/2" wide
Price: $45 SOLD
B) Carl Estate - Plain Green
1/8" high by 1 1/4" long
Price: $24

     Jane Quam is a 6 Directional "specialist" These pieces are wonderfully designed and carved. To the Zuni Indian, there are six cardinal directions. The six directions are each represented by a mountain of a different color; they are the guardians of these six regions and the masters of the medicine powers for that region. The fetishes of the six directions are animals of prey and are as follows:

* North -----------Mountain Lion (yellow)
* West ------------Bear (black or blue
* South -----------Badger (red)
* East ------------Wolf (white)
* Upper Region --Eagle (all colors)
* Lower Region --Mole (black)


#FET533 - 1 1/2" high by 2" wide
Price: $150