Zuni Fish Fetish Necklace

Description

This is a fish fetish necklace with hand carved stone fetishes, natural heishi, and natural turquoise heishi. A single strand finished off with sterling silver cones and sterling hook and eye clasp. Traditional tribal necklace. Do you love fish? I do! Hand carved stone fish done by artist/designer. Carefully crafted. We also sell the fish earrings separately if you wish for those. However, this piece can be for anyone, that loves fish. The piece you see in the photo is the piece you receive.

* unisex
* 1 strands
* 22″ long
*natural AAA grade turquoise heishi
*natural small penshell heishi
*natural stone fish fetish 1” X 1/2″
* sterling silver hook and eye clasp
* sterling silver cones marked sterling
*handcrafted by native New Mexican artisan

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.