VINTAGE RHODA QUAM (d.) SIGNED ZUNI BEAR FETISH INLAYED HAND CARVED AMMONITE VF

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VINTAGE RHODA QUAM (d.) SIGNED ZUNI BEAR FETISH
HAND CARVED AMMONITE
Previously owned, in very fine condition.
From my 93yo mother's collection, she had purchased many of these over the years..
Purchased in the mid 1980's. Only owner.
There will be more of this collection listed, including Corn Maidens.
Hand carved and decorated by Zuni Indian fetish carver, Rhoda Quam
Southwestern Pueblo hand carved animal.
Length: 39.3mm
Tall: 33.0mm
Thick: 6.9mm
Total weight: 15.7 grams.
Hallmark: R.Q
Information from search:
Bear
- Guardian of the West. The bear is associated with great strength, power, healing and self-knowledge. He is the great protector, the "sacred bear" He is a spiritual guide and also carries within him supernatural powers. Bear is a powerful healing fetish. All bear fetishes are powerful but the white bear is the most powerful medicine bear.
Zuni fetishes are animal carvings that have been used by the A:Shiwi (The People) for over a thousand years. By honoring the animals and acknowledging their special "medicine" (their natural traits), we may summon our own similar attributes. Fetishes are sometimes used that way today. We can focus on the qualities we have that are like a certain animal. We can carry a fetish with us or keep it on a bedside table. Fetishes may be used to discover, enhance, or simply remember a connection with nature. Each of us has our own reason for taking care of a fetish. Be mindful and respect the spirit of the animal that your fetish represents.
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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