Zuni Stone or Zuni Rock is travertine that is mined almost exclusively for fetish carving by the Leekya family, at Zuni Pueblo, NM. Its colors tend to be predominantly in the golden light-brown spectrum, but also may exhibit tones of gray, light beige, cream, and darker brown.

Apr 7, 2021 · Early Zuni fetishes are called “Ahlashiwe” meaning “stone ancients.” Today celebrated Zuni art carvers use turquoise, jet, serpentine, alabaster and other stones or antlers to carve traditional animals, mythological creatures, and …

Visit this remote backcountry rock art and Great House site to experience various ancestral images that come alive through cultural stories and interpretation.

Zuni fetishes are small carvings made from primarily stone but also shell, fossils, and other materials by the Zuni people. Within the Zuni community, these carvings serve ceremonial purposes for their creators and depict animals and icons integral to their culture.

ZART is a portal for all Zuni artists offering authentic Zuni artwork: Zuni fetish carvings, Zuni pottery and Zuni jewelry. ZART creates jobs for Zunis who wish to support the Zuni art market. The Zuni Artist Resource Team (ZART) is a program of the non profit Keshi Foundation. https://thekeshifoundation.org.

See over 1000 such Zuñi fetish carvings, mainly vintage. Featuring the designs and master Native American artistry of high-quality original necklaces by Zuñi artists and Santo Domingo artist Nestoria Coriz and others, including many early 20th century ceremonial designs.

Thousands of painted and carved rock art images, dating from A.D. 400 to the present, are located on mesa walls, boulders, and the interiors of caves around Zuni Pueblo in western New Mexico.

A number of shamanistic elements and rituals found in Zuni culture are represented in rock-art of the region. Some of these shamanistic elements and rituals include healing and protection magic totems (badger and wolf) and stick or arrow swallowing (Cunkle and Jacquemani 1995).

Zuni rock carvings (usually referred to as Fetishes) are wonderful miniature folk art sculpture. They range in approach from "old style" carvings that are much like those found in archeological digs to "modern abstract" styles to "realistic" styles.