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Lena & Evalena Boone

Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish carvers, including Lena & Evalena Boone ! Zuni fetishes are treasures from the talented artisans of Zuni Pueblo, NM! We appreciate your interest in Zuni fetishes.  Collecting them is a passion we share! Zuni Spirits is celebrating 13 years of online web-gallery representation of Zuni fetish carvings! Lena & Evalena Booneis just one of the talented artisans whose work you'll find often at Zuni Spirits! Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish carvers, including Lena & Evalena Boone ! Lena & Evalena Booneis just one of the talented artisans whose work you'll find often at Zuni Spirits! Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish carvers, including Lena & Evalena Boone ! Zuni Spirits is proud to represent a variety of Zuni fetish carvers, including Lena & Evalena Boone !


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Just recently the cable program How It Is Made had a section of the show dedicated to glass blowing. They had a Canadian pair of artists showing the process of making Murano styled glass. The process actually originated in Babylon but the Italian glassmakers of the medieval period found out how to make it. It is an arduous process of making thin glass rods then cutting them to length, some of which are twisted into spiral multicolored rods. Then the artist lines the rods up and then joins them around a vase or pot. The twisting and remelting continues until the desired glass object is made. The resulting piece is often times very thick and bubbles are very common within the glass.


Located a mile from the city of Venice, Italy, Murano has been a commercial port since as far back as the 7th century. It is believed that glassmaking in Murano originated in 8th-century Rome, with significant Asian and Muslim influences, as Venice was a major trading port. Murano glass is similar to the 1st-century BC Greek glasses found in the shipwreck of Antikythera.


Lena takes shards of broken Murano glass and crafts them into Zuni fetishes. In this case she has created a mountain lion from a large piece of multicolored glass weighing in at 4.3 ounces! The eyes are inlaid of Sleeping Beauty turquoise and the offering bundle consists of a spiney oyster shell arrowhead with red coral branch and turquoise beads tied with sinew. As is typical with family and artist, more often than not, the fetish is unsigned.



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






    Video: No, but view other videos here.
    Price: $120.
    Zuni Carver: Lena & Evalena Boone
    Item: Old Style Mountain Lion
    Material: Murano Glass
    Weight: 4.3 ounces
    Dimensions: 2 7/8"L x 2 1/16"T x 1 1/8"W
    Signed: NO
    Shipping costs: $10.00 + depending on your location
    Plus 6.75% state sales tax to Texas residents!

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The Zuni Fetish Story

If you're new to Zuni fetish collecting and interested in learning more about them, we have written a short article about Zuni fetishes and what they mean to the Zuni culture. CLICK HERE to read the article on Zuni fetishes.

Zuni Fetish Meanings

We've written this article to inform Zuni fetish collectors about the specific meanings and attributes of the more traditional Zuni fetish carvings. CLICK HERE to read the article on Zuni fetish meanings.

The Zuni Language

If, as a Zuni fetish collector, you haven't had the opportunity visit Zuni Pueblo but would enjoy hearing some words in the Zuni language, we hope you'll findthis article interesting and informative. CLICK HERE and turn up your volume to enjoy!

The Zuni Spirits Blog

In an effort to keep our collectors informed of new arrivals, posts of interest to Zuni fetish collectors, the latest critters to visit our east Texas woods, rants, raves and rambles will be published HERE at the Zuni Spirits Blog. You may subscribe (& unsubscribe) at this link.





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