Amber Musical Turtle Zuni Fetish Carving - Florentino Martinez Signed 2003 VF

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Amber Musical Turtle Zuni Fetish Carving
Florentino Martinez Signed
Dated 2003
Whimsical sitting turtle playing a flute.
Carved from very clear piece of Amber.
Finely detailed, turquoise inlay eyes and "bling".
(wearing bracelets and rings)
Signed and dated 2003.
Previously owned, in very fine condition.
From my 93yo mother's collection, she had purchased many of these over the years. Likely the only owner.
Check my listings for more of this collection.
Hand carved and decorated by Zuni Indian fetish carver,
Florentino Martinez
Southwestern Pueblo hand carved Amber.
Height: 38.5mm
Width: 26.0mm
Thickness: 24.1mm
Total weight: 9.3 grams.
Hallmark: F.Martinez Zuni 2003
Unmistakable style researched.
One of today's masters of Zuni art.
Now in his 50's.
Information from search:
The Turtle is a symbol of Mother Earth. He represents self-reliance, tenacity, and longevity.
Florentino Martinez
is an accomplished Zuni carver who often uses fossilized ivory or amber to carve bugs and insects. Florentino's first carvings in the early 1990s were simple, however, by 1996 his fetishes became very intricate, precise and detailed. Florentino carves more complex fetish art forms, including fetish animals and the Kolowisi or Zuni Water Serpent.
Tino has been carving ever since the early 1990s. He has always loved delicate fetishes with superb detail - dragonflies with delicate wings, dancers with finely carved weapons, etc. For Tino, detail is paramount.
The Zunis feel that it is the spirit within the fetish that is of value, not the object itself. The Zunis regard ceremonial fetishes in carefully dictated ways, while no strict guidelines apply to non-ceremonial fetishes.
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