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Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving
Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving

Navajo Silver Box with Leekya Deyuse Bear Fetish Carving

Artists: Leekya Deyuse (1889-1966) / Once Known

Tribe: Zuni / Diné (Navajo)
Dimensions: 4”L x 3″W x 4 1/2”H
Stone: Agate
Material: Silver

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As seen in the Elegant Vessels: A century of southwest silver boxes book (Pages 52 & 53)

Leekya Deyuse is considered the first Zuni stone carver to break with tradition and carve for an exclusively commercial market. He produced literally thousands of carvings over the course of his lifetime. His nearly limitless repertoire included animal, plant, and human forms carved in local stones, shell, coral and turquoise. Here, a bear has taken up residence on a Navajo-made silver box.

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SKU: ElegantVessels147
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