Zuni Mosaic Inlay and Painted Picasso Marble Bear Fetish

Zuni Picasso Marble Bear Fetish with a Mosaic Inlay on one side and a Hand-Painted Design on the other. The inlaid side depicts a night landscape with a crescent moon, a star and mountains in Crushed Turquoise, Lapis, Spiny Oyster Shell, Abalone and other stones and shells. The painted side shows three domed forms in turquoise, red and yellow above vertical bars, flanked by red zigzag Arrows. Finished with Turquoise Eyes and signed on the base by both artists. Hand carved by Zuni artist, Lynn Jayne, with painting by her daughter, Kandis Quam.

In Zuni tradition, the bear is regarded as a guardian and healer, associated with strength, protection and restoration.

3.25” Width, 2.125” Height