Lynn Quam

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I have said many times how very much I appreciate the work of Lynn Quam. It's ironic that in over ten years of selling Zuni fetishes, we have yet had the opportunity to meet him. Maybe someday. More than once, I've walked into a trading post in Zuni and spotted a treasure trove of his work from across the room. They grab me like a magnet.

This gorgeouse medicine bear (which weighs over 5 ounces) is carved from septarian nodule (often found in Utah but also other places globally). This material was formed fifty to seventy million years ago as a result of volcanic eruptions and dead sea life being chemically attracted to the sediment around them. When the ocean receded, the mud balls dried, cracked and shrank in size. Decomposed shells then seeped into the cracks and calcite crystals formed. The outer thin walls of calcite were then, over lots of time, transformed into aragonite. The distinctive pattern of these cracks is where the name "septarian" or seven comes from. The mud balls had a tendency to crack in seven points in every direction. So septarian nodule is actually a concretion of calcite (yellow), aragonite (the brown lines) and the outer grey rock (limestone).

The stone is beautiful, no doubt, but what draws me like a moth to the flame is the rounded shape, the beautiful heartline and the gorgeous color and inlay on the reverse side. Lynn has superbly inlaid a Zuni sunface (Zun Father) on the left side of the bear. The sunface is apple coral, jet and turquoise and is surrounded by tiny, perfect points of turquoise. Just a beautiful bear and sure to be a focal point in your collection. Signed.

We've created a movie presentation of this bear. Enjoy ..

If you would like to read more about the Bear's characteristics and attributes click here. And click here to hear "Bear" in Shiwi, the language of Zuni.

No.: 0504 | S O L D

Video: Yes, click here

Price: $175.

Zuni Carver: Lynn Quam

Item: Bear

Material: Septarian nodule

Weight: 5.5 oz

Dimensions: 2 7/8" L x 2 5/8" T x 3/4" W

Signed: Yes, Lynn Quam

Shipping costs: $9.25 + depending on your location

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Zuni Fetish Meanings

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