Within the Zuni community, fetishes were used throughout recorded history for ceremonial purposes. Fetishes are believed to hold powers and protect from various problems of mind or body.
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The first Native Americans of the Southwest to learn silver smithing were the Navajo, whose knowledge of silver came initially…
The Zuni Knife-wing figure was a favorite among tourists during the early 1900’s. As described by anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing,…
Leekya Deyuse‘s work draws the highest prices of all Zuni fetishes. Because of it’s historic and artistic value, authentic Leekya…