Vintage Horse Pair Zuni Fetish Fernando Laiwakete

Beautiful piece by Fernando Laiwakete! Features two horses tied together with offering of turquoise, lapis and coral. Signed on bottom. Dated 1998. * American Indian Fetishes are thought to originate from a Zuni legend which tells of a time when the Gods turned all creatures to stone. When they were finally restored to life, some of the animals were overlooked. The Native Americans of the Southwest believe that a spirit lives within each fetish. The artist chooses a material to carve and lets it tell them what it would like to become. Then they create.* *Many carvings have arrowheads or pieces of stone attached. These gifts are thought to increase the power of the fetish*