Turquoise Bear Fetish Carving w/Multi Offering - Peter Gasper, Zuni Pueblo, NM

Description

In Brief
Blue-green turquoise/variscite bear has offering bundle tied on back
Offering is a white M-O-P arrow point with bright-red coral, blue turquoise nugget, and olive shell heishe
Bear's eyes are red coral inlay
Length is 1 1/2 inches; height is 1 inch to top of bundle; width is just over 3/8 inch
Fetish is new, purchased at Zuni, NM
Here is a classic bear in the traditional Gasper family style, carved by Pete and Dinah's son Peter, Jr. The blue-green fetish has a colorful offering bundle consisting of a white mother-of-pearl arrow point, topped with a red coral branch, bright-blue turquoise nugget, and four tiny olive shell heishe beads.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to identify turquoise, due to many domestic mine closures, which have driven most carvers to seek alternatives to the old American mines. These may include imported turquoise or a domestic stone that has a chemical makeup similar to turquoise (chrysocolla, Faustite or variscite). This carving may be turquoise, but I believe it's variscite, much of which is mined in Nevada. (The blue stone in the bundle is turquoise.) Either way, it's a handsome bear with the special Gasper family characteristics that Peter has mastered so well.
On his mother's side of the family, Peter is a great-grandson of Teddy Weahkee and a grandson of Edna Leki, two of the most influential Zuni carvers of the 20th century. Pete and Dinah have added their own luster to the family style; now Peter continues the journey.
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