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RARE Hand Carved Natural Turquoise Fetish Necklace

$925.00

Description

This is a turquoise fetish necklace with hand carved natural turquoise fetishes, natural heishi, and sterling silver. This necklace is rare, as the fetishes are hand- carved out of natural thick turquoise by a local master carver. There is 25 grams of animal turquoise fetish this doesn’t include the weight of the turquoise heishi just the turquoise fetish beads. Rare, beautiful piece handcrafted by artist and stamped in sterling silver with artist’s initials.

* unisex
* 1 strand
* 29″ long
*natural AAA grade turquoise heishi
*natural penshell heishi
*natural turquoise thick hand carved fetish (11) snake, beaver, hummingbird, turtle, beaver, horse, frog, duck, squirrel, lizard, ram (25 grams of turquoise for the fetish alone) largest fetish bead is 1 1/2” in length and the widest is slightly over 1/2”, thickest is 5/8” however, they are all different sizes and shapes beautiful turquoise hand- carved fetish
* sterling silver hook and eye clasp
* sterling silver cones marked sterling
*handcrafted by native New Mexican artist and stamped on sterling tag with artist initials

These fetishes were carved into several different animals and supernatural spirits, each a significant symbol to the Zuni people. The animals and spirits depicted through these fetishes were believed to have certain characteristics that were transferred into the carvings themselves. If you owned a fetish, you would then inherit the respective properties that your fetish represents.
Some animals have important symbolic characteristics that are relatively consistent; however, the spirit of the fetish can be interpreted in many ways depending on the individual owner’s perspective.

Most carvings are made from stone, though for centuries the Zuni people have carved many for personal use out of different materials, such as wood, antler, shell, clay, coral and even silver. They believe that the spirits of the animals can act as messengers to the gods and provide them with protection from various evils in the world as well as promote the benefits of other elements.
A Living Stone

All Native Americans believe that the earth is living and all things are precious. Turquoise is no exception, representing life, and is highly revered because of its color-changing properties. Factors such as the environment, light, dust, and skin acidity all play a role in how the stone appears to the eye. While most people picture it with a beautiful blueish-green hue, other variations exist such as white, light blue, yellowish-green and a copper color. All of these colors together represent the hues of the earth, which is one reason it remains so attractive to Native Americans.

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