Fetishes & Miniatures

Zuni coyote fetish carved from spotted serpentine. Coyote carries a beaded sinew gift bundle with pipestone.  Beaded eyes. SIZE:2 1/2" long x 1/2" wide x 1" high From a private collection, vintage Coyote fetishes may be used when hunting rabbit....

Zuni snake fetish by Roselle Gonzalez.  Carved from jet, the snake has an intricately etched design and is set with tiny turquoise eyes and spots on its back.  Signed RSG on the bottom. SIZE:3 1/2" length x 3/8"width x 1/4"...

Small coyote fetish carved from black jet with etched details.  Coyote has beaded eyes and a beaded gift bundle tied to its back with sinew. Unsigned. Vintage. SIZE:3 1/2" long x 3/4" wide x 1" tall From a private collection,...

Zuni wolf fetish carved from alabaster.  Wolf has turquoise eyes and carries a stone arrow gift bundle attached to its back with sinew.  Unsigned. SIZE:1 3/4" long In Zuni culture, a fetish represents the animal spirit thought to reside in...

This sturdy-looking Zuni ram fetish is carved from marble and has blue beaded eyes. Unsigned. Vintage. SIZE:2 1/2" long x 3/4" wide x 1 1/8" tall From a private collection, vintage. In Zuni culture, a fetish represents the animal spirit...

Hand-carved marble Zuni mountain lion fetish.  Mountain lion carries a beaded gift bundle on its back and has beaded eyes. Unsigned. Vintage. SIZE:2 3/4" long x 3/4" wide x 7/8" tall From a private collection, vintage. In Zuni culture, a...

Beautifully detailed owl fetish carved from picasso marble by Zuni artist Derrick Kaamasee.  Owl has turquoise eyes and is signed on the bottom. SIZE:1" long x 7/8" wide x 2" high In Zuni culture a fetish represents the animal spirit...

Wonderful owl fetish carved from antler by Zuni artist Johnathan Shack.  Owl has turquoise eyes and is signed on the bottom. SIZE:1 7/8" long x 1 1/4" wide x 2 1/4" high In Zuni culture, a fetish represents the animal...

Small carved and etched Zuni pipestone fox fetish. Fox has beaded eyes and a beaded gift bundle tied on with sinew. Unsigned. Vintage. SIZE:3 1/4" long x 3/4" wide x 3/4" tall From a private collection, vintage. In Zuni culture,...

Beautiful Zuni fox fetish carved from white marble with turquoise eyes. SIZE:4" long In Zuni culture, a fetish represents the animal spirit thought to reside in the stone. Fox represents protection and the ability to blend in or become camouflaged...

This sweet little Zuni Corn Maiden fetish is carved from antler, in a different take on the design.  Her basket of corn is actually shells and heishi beads with feathers and flakes of turquoise, as well as turquoise eyes. Unsigned. ...

Intricately carved antler snake fetish by Johnathan Shack, Zuni.  The snake has turquoise eyes and is set with 5 small turquoise pieces along the back. Signed by the artist. SIZE:6 1/8" long x 1/2" wide at widest, tapering to 1/8"...

Hand-carved Zuni white alabaster bear fetish with turquoise eyes.  Bear carries a pipestone arrow gift bundle secured with sinew. Unsigned. Vintage. SIZE:2" long x 1" wide x 1 3/8" high From a private collection, vintage. In Zuni culture, a fetish...

Hand-carved Zuni orange alabaster bear fetish.  Bear carries an orange arrow and silver beads gift bundle secured with sinew. Signed TEX. Vintage. SIZE:1 7/8" long x 1" wide x 1 1/4" high From a private collection, vintage. In Zuni culture,...

Hand-carved Zuni pink marble bear fetish with turquoise-colored eyes.  Bear carries a turquoise arrow and feather gift bundle secured with sinew. Unsigned. Vintage. SIZE:2 1/2" long x 7/8" wide x 1 5/8" high From a private collection, vintage. In Zuni...

This antique miniature Pima coiled basket is an extremely fine weave with a tiny deer design.  Pima baskets are typically sewn with willow (light color) and devil's claw (black) with a laced border of devil's claw.   The collector's documentation...

A beautiful traditional Navajo wedding basket made in miniature size.  Woven from cotton string on an unknown base. Traditional Navajo ceremonial baskets always include an open pathway from the center of the design, referred to as "the way out."  It...

Gorgeous miniature Pomo-style basket made by renowned Apache artisan Tu Moonwalker.  This tiny basket is an exceptionally tight weave, possibly made of sumac, and entirely covered on the outside with golden pheasant feathers, according to the collector's documentation.   Tu...

Miniature Tohono O'odham (Papago) horsehair basket with blue and white beaded edge.  The Tohono O'odham are desert people who produced magnificent baskets, typically with cattail, yucca or bear grass, but who are also well known for their incredibly detailed miniature...

Classic Papago split stitch coiled basket with lid - in a darling miniature size. Made with bear grass as the bundle and split yucca for the sewing weft. Vintage, ca. 1980s-1990. The Tohono O'odham are desert people who produced magnificent...