NECKLACE:
RARE NAVAJO HANDCARVED ARMADILLO FETISH NECKLACE BY SAMMY SMITH FROM GALLUP NEW MEXICO.
OLD STORE STOCK FROM THE 1990'S . EXCELLENT CONDITION. ALL ANIMALS ARE INTACT. SEE PICTURES FOR DETAILS.
FEATURING 11 STONE ARMADILLOS IN TURQUOISE, PINK MUSSEL SHELL, MOTHER OF PEARL, BLACK MARBLE, GREEN SERPENTINE, ABALONE & BOTTOM ONE IS SPINY OYSTER. STRUNG TRADITIONALLY ON THREAD WITH SHELL & TURQUOISE HEISHI. FEATURES STERLING SILVER CONES & CLASP . 28" LONG .
ARMADILLO:
"ENRICH YOUR LIFE BY HAVING ARMADILLO HELP YOU RECALL SEEMINGLY UNIMPORTANT BUT HAPPY OR INTRIGUING EXPERIENCES FROM YOUR PAST. THOUGH SUCH EVENTS MAY SEEM MINOR, TOGETHER THEY ARE LIKE THE FLECKS OF RANDOM COLOR IN A LARGE BEAUTIFUL WEAVING, WHOSE BEAUTY WOULD BE DIMINISHED IF THEY WERE ABSENT."
ZUNI FETISHES BY HAL ZINA BENNETT
A fetish is a rock carving of an animal that captures the spirit and the essence of the animal, not necessarily its exact detailed conformation. Handcarved from many types of rock such as Pipestone, Serpentine, Picasso Marble, White Marble, Fishrock, etc.