NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI LAPIS HORSE FETISH BY KENRIC LAIWAKETE

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NATIVE AMERICANZUNI LAPIS HORSE FETISH BY KENRIC LAIWAKETEThe Horse represents strength, swiftness, and possesses healing powers. Zuni fetish carver, Kenric Laiwakete made this marvelous horse fetish. The horse carving was made out of Lapis. Signed7/8" tall x 1 5/8" long x 1/4" 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