This wonderful, tiny carving of a buffalo is a Zuni fetish carving, or a wemawe. These carvings are believed to be connected to the spirit of the animal it depicts. While the Zuni did not normally encounter buffalo near their homes, they often traveled north to hunt the buffalo or […]
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Here is a splendid animal fetish of an Owl. The main carving is done out of deer antler. You are able to see the different color variations from the white, inside of the antler on the front of the owl to the dark, outer brown of the antler on the […]