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Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish carvers, including Kenric Laiwakete Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish carvers, including Kenric Laiwakete Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish carvers, including Kenric Laiwakete Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish carvers, including Kenric Laiwakete Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish carvers, including Kenric Laiwakete Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish Zuni fetish carvers, including Kenric Laiwakete


Another beautiful Laiwakete carving! This powerful ram is made of Picasso marble by Kenric Laiwakete. The ram's spiral horn is more evident on the left side because the right side is inlaid with a double heartline of turquoise, shell and red coral. The arrowhead offering is Mother of Pearl tied on with penshell heishe, turquoise and red coral. Very colorful, traditional and beautifully done. Signed.

RAM: The Zuni's use a coyote fetish when hunting for bighorn or mountain sheep but it is in Hopi-land that mountain sheep have the most importance. Some rams will look like goats and without knowing the artists' intention, it may be difficult to discern a ram or mountain sheep from a pronghorn, deer or domestic goat.

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Price: $75. *** SOLD
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    Zuni Fetish: 9684
    Zuni Carver: Kenric Laiwakete
    Carving: Ram
    Material: Picasso marble with triple inlaid heartline
    Dimensions: 3 1/8" L x 1 5/8" T x 1 5/8" W
    Signed: Yes; KL Zuni
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