Bear fetish jewelry

Description:Unlike the Prey Gods of the Hunt these fetishes were never deposited with a keeper, but like the Prey Gods of the Hunt they were fed on the blood of the slain and their ceremony involved depositing sacred flour to the four directions and reciting a prayer, and like the Prey Gods of the Six Regions they were protective of the carrier Cushing, For this reason some carvers prefer the term "carvings" rather than the term "fetishes" when referring to offerings for collectors. Religion as art[ edit ] The artist's styles are as unique as the artists themselves, and there are many whose works are highly sought after by collectors. Traditional description[ edit ] The main source for academic information on Zuni fetishes is the Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology submitted in by Frank Hamilton Cushing and posthumously published as Zuni Fetishes in , with several later reprints. But historically the most-used stone has been serpentine, a local soft stone found abundantly in the Zuni Mountains and also in Arizona. Jet , shell primarily mother-of-pearl , and coral are also frequently used.

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