Zuni Turquoise Bear Fetish by Leekya Deyuse, c.1940

Item: BOA5243
Material: turquoise and shell
Size: 2 3/4" x 3/4" x 1 3/8"
Period: Historic
Origin: Zuni Pueblo
Artist: Leekya Deyuse

This is an early to mid 20th century Zuni turquoise bear fetish by Leekya Deyuse. The simple bear form with short tail, defined ears, eyes, and mouth is carved in a single piece of natural native turquoise in bright blue with brown matrix. Attached to the bear with sinew is a bundle that includes a shell carved in arrowhead form with coral beads and clam shell heishi. The fetish came to us from a prominent Native American collector in Massachusetts.

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