Handcarved Jet & Turquoise Zuni Fetish Seated Bear 2.2 Inch w Wood Stand VFINE

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Hand-carved Jet & Turquoise Zuni Fetish - Seated Bear 2.2 Inches - Wood Stand - Very FINE
Authentic, contemporary, handsome and expressive Zuni fetish of a sitting bear with his head tilted up, as if sniffing the air or looking up at you. Expertly hand-carved from jet; the soles of the feet and eyes are inlaid turquoise. Lot incudes a wood stand painted to match the jet. Please also see our
Condition Description
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Bear measures 2 1/4" tall to tip of nose; stand measures 2 3/4" wide. Lot weight is 3
ounces
, estimated package weight is 10 ounces. Will be thoroughly padded and carefully packed for secure, intact arrival.
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Notes adapted from Wikipedia:
The Zuni are Native American Pueblo peoples, native to the Zuni River valley.
Archaeology suggests that the Zuni have been farmers in their present location for 3,000 to 4,000 years. It is now thought that the Zuni people have inhabited the Zuni River valley since the last millennium B.C., when they began using irrigation techniques that allowed them to farm maize on at least household-size plots.
The Zuni call their homeland Halona Idiwan’a or Middle Place.
The Zuni were self-sufficient during the mid-19th century, but faced raids by Apache, Navajo, and Plains Indians. Their reservation was officially recognized by the U.S. federal government in 1877.
Present-day Zuni are a federally recognized tribe and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of the Little Colorado River, in western New Mexico, U.S.A. In addition, the tribe owns trust lands in Catron County, New Mexico, and Apache County, Arizona.