TURTLE Fetish, pipestone by DAPHNE NEHA Zuni Indian NR!

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TURTLE Fetish, pipestone by DAPHNE NEHA Zuni Indian NR!

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Sold Date: 04/25/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Up for auction is a gorgeous etched TURTLE fetish by Zuni Pueblo artisan Daphne Neha . This fine fellow measures just over 1&1/2 inches long from nose to tail, stands about 1/2 inch tall and is a little over an inch wide. It is carved from pipestone with etched designs covering his entire shell. The tiny eyes are inlaid turquoise and t's a turquoise dot in the center of the shell. Daphne really does nice carvings!

The artist has signed the piece, "D. Neha," on the bottom.

This is a Native American hand-carved item and comes from the Zuni Pueblo in northern New Mexico.

In Zuni Indian tradition, each animal is believed to have innt powers or qualities that may aid the owner of a fetish carved in the image of that animal. The turtle is the oldest symbol of Mother Earth representing longevity and the art of grounding.

Condition: NEW

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