NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI LAPIS BADGER FETISH BY KENRIC LAIWAKETE

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NATIVE AMERICANZUNI LAPIS BADGER FETISH BY KENRIC LAIWAKETEZuni Badger Fetishes represent the ability to reach a desired goal or aggressiveness and perseverance. Zuni fetish carver Kenric Laiwakete hand crafted this outstanding badger out of Lapis. Signed3/4" tall x 1 7/8" long x 7/8" wideArtist card includedZuni 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