Lg. Marble Wolf Fetish Carving - Andy Abeita - Isleta Pueb., Not Zuni - Colorful

Description

In brief
Large, colorful and strikingly beautiful wolf fetish
Length is 4 1/2 inches; height: 2 1/2 inches
Carving is made of highly polished pink marble with sparkly flecks of quartz and perhaps pyrite
"Arrowhead" in bundle is also quartz; other stones and shells are spiny oyster, red coral, turquoise, jet, and a section of spiral-shaped conus shell
Darker area at tip of stone makes a perfect nose (see photo 10)
Jet inlay eyes
Note color changes of materials in various lighting
Carving is intriguing, attractive and colorful from all angles; shows well in a display of fetishes
Signed with artist's stylized initials, AA, on the bottom
Andy Abeita is from Isleta Pueblo, NM
This elegant and colorful wolf fetish carving would be an eye-catching central figure in a display of fetishes. At 4 1/2 inches long from tip to tip, it's large. The bundle is made of a particularly varied assortment of materials, offering lots of color and appealing textures. And the beautiful marble has flecks of mica and (I think) a few bits of pyrite, which add a wonderful sparkle to the rich rose-colored stone. We also like the way Andy Abeita found a dark spot in the stone at what became the front of the carving and made it the wolf's nose. A finely shaped, small mouth and tiny nostrils complete the face. Another distinction of this carving is its shape, which is intriguing from all angles. You can see this in the photos.
This stone was a challenge to photograph. The light-colored areas appear to be quartz, and many of the smaller spots are sparkly mica, but in the photos they show only as whitish flecks in the marble. So seeing the actual fetish can only increase your appreciation of it. It's a beauty!
It's worth mentioning that Zuni is the most famous for its fetishes, but all Pueblos produce them, and so do Navajos. In all cases, it's a long tradition, not something artists started doing for the tourist trade. This carving is from Isleta Pueblo, the southernmost of the Rio Grande Pueblos, located a few miles south of Albuquerque. Andy Abeita, assisted by his wife, Roberta, has been making fine carvings there for quite a long time now. We've had his work, and Roberta's, in our store for over 20 years.
Because of the weight of the marble, combined with the delicate feathers, this carving will be carefully bubble-wrapped and packed in a sturdy box for shipping.
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