Hand carved and signed Zuni fetishes crafted from Black marble with turquoise inlaid eyes. An indigenous American art form, the Zuni Native Americans are particularly renowned for their craft of fetish carving. Bats make up nearly a fourth of all mammal species on earth and are found in almost every part of the world. Creatures of the night, guardians, guides, tricksters, deceptors, supernatural bloodsuckers – the bat represents many things to many people, but is almost always associated with darkness and the unknown. The Zuni see the bat as a guardian of the night and some cultures believe that the small winged creatures can bring messages from the spirit world. A harbinger of the world beyond the physical, they represent becoming attuned to that which we cannot see.
Description
Hand carved and signed Zuni fetishes crafted from Black marble with turquoise inlaid eyes. An indigenous American art form, the Zuni Native Americans are particularly renowned for their craft of fetish carving. Bats make up nearly a fourth of all mammal species on earth and are found in almost every part of the world. Creatures of the night, guardians, guides, tricksters, deceptors, supernatural bloodsuckers – the bat represents many things to many people, but is almost always associated with darkness and the unknown. The Zuni see the bat as a guardian of the night and some cultures believe that the small winged creatures can bring messages from the spirit world. A harbinger of the world beyond the physical, they represent becoming attuned to that which we cannot see.
Sizing + Info
Each bat is approximately 2" wide.
Each piece is handmade and is slightly different from the others.
Shipping
$10 standard shipping, free shipping on orders of $100 or more
