SERPENTINE Zuni Indian RATTLE SNAKE Fetish Stone Carving turquoise inlay &detail

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Antique American Indian Art, llc
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Zuni Pueblo Indian Animal Fetish Carving
Zuni Rattle Snake Fetish
Serpentine with turquoise inlay on back and eyes
approx. 3" long  x 5/8"w at widest x 1/2"h
From a high-quality Zuni fetish collection. Handsome serpentine stone with nice detail along body giving the reptilian nature to the skin of the snake.
Unsigned on base, which is often the case for many Zuni fetish carvings.
Snakes are known to be represent transmutation, life, death, rebirth and superstition.
Zuni snake fetish carvings are carved relatively frequently, in various materials and with varying degrees of detail.
#1443-500
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