Posted 8 years ago
antiquesan…
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I have no clue what this piece is suppose to represent or symbolize ,but I love it ,I thought maybe Eskimo because of the polar bear shape of the piece, I'm not sure if it is painted pottery or some type of bone, the arrow head and the small sticks remind me of a fire starter kit , the small circle in front could be a mark, interesting for sure
this is a Zuni fetish from New Mexico.
Thank You ho2cultcha! I would have never guessed New Mexico, I was waaay out of the ballpark on this one!
Ho2ciltcha great info.
Lovely Piece
in this link on page 6 of their book (you have to click on the book link)
I see a bear like this.
http://www.zunispirits.com/zunifetishorigin.html
Thank You melaniej!