NATURAL TREASURES
FETISHES
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Fetishes are objects believed, among some peoples, to have magical powers to protect or aid its owner. The Spirit Bear and the Bison, pictured below, are two examples of fetishes that are a part of the culture of the Zuni Native American tribe of southwestern United States. While these stone fetishes were not carved by Zuni Indians, they are a tribute to the importance they play in the Zuni heritage.
SEPTARIAN NODULE CARVINGS
MSEPTO3 (front & back) BISON
This Bison fetish appears in the Zuni Indian culture of the Southwest United States. The rock, SEPTARIAN NODULE, from which they are carved was formed about 100 million years ago when the Gulf of Mexico reached what is now Southern Utah. Tide and waves rolled small sea shells in sticky volcanic mud creating a sort of "snow ball" of goopy gray mud. Some time later, the seas receded and the balls were exposed to the hot sun and atmosphere and they dried, cracked and became hollow. Later, sea level rose, and mineral-rich water deposited the brown aragonite and the yellow calcite crystals in the cracks and cavities in the mud. Since the brown aragonite acts as a dividing wall (septum in Latin) between the gray mud and yellow calcite, the geodes are called "Septarians".
| Item # | Description |
Price(no tax) |
Price(w/tax-TXres) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSEPBN3 |
Hollow Septarian Bison, 6" SOLD |
$85.00 | $92.01 |
SEPTARIAN HEARTS
SEPTHRT3
| Item # | Description | Price(no tax) | Price(w/tax-TX res) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPHRT5 | Sm Septarian Heart 2.5"x2.4" SOLD | $30.00 | $32.48 |
PICASSO MARBLE CARVINGS
BISON
MPICBN1
(front, back) 
MPICBR3(frnt, bck)
SPIRIT BEARS
MPICBR1(front, back) 
MPICBR2(frnt,
bck)
These fetishes were carved and polished out of Picasso Marble, from Utah. The stone gets its name from the abstract design it exhibits.
The patterns in the stone are a result of very hot magma (subsurface molten rock) contacting limestone sediment. The high temperature
and pressure altered the limestone to a dense marble. Minerals from the magma infiltrated fractures in the limestone/marble,
creating the feathery lines and scenic designs.
| Item # | Description | Price(no tax) | Price(w/tax-TX res) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPICBN1 | Large Picasso Marble Bison, 6.3" nose to tail SOLD | $58.00 | $62.79 |
| MPICBR1 | Med Picasso Marble Bear, 4.8" nose to tail | $48.00 | $51.96 |
| MPICBR2 | Small Picasso Marble Bear, 3.6" nose to tail | $34.00 | $36.81 |
| MPICBR3 | Large Picasso Marble Bear, 6" nose to tail | $58.00 | $62.79 |
WHITE LACE CALCITE CARVING
MWLC3 BISON 
MWLC4 BISON
This Zuni style Bison was carved and polished from a deposit of calcite known as White Lace Calcite, from Utah.
It is naturally accentuated by narrow, iron-rich bands of minerals within the calcite.
| Item # | Description | Price(no tax) | Price(w/tax-TX res) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MWLC3 | White Lace Calcite Bison, 5" nose to tail | $46.00 | $49.80 |
| MWLC4 | White Lace Calcite Bison, 2.7" nose to tail | $25.00 | $27.06 |
HONEY COMB CALCITE CARVING
BISONS 
MHCBNLG, MHCBNSM
This stone, Honeycomb Calcite, is named for its obvious likeness to a honey comb. It has a yellow translucence with streaks of white going through it.
When held up against a backlight, it looks almost edible! This stone is quarried and carved in Utah.
| Item # | Description | Price(no tax) | Price(w/taxTx-res) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MHCBNLG |
Large Honeycomb Bison | $44.00 | $47.63 |
| MHCBNSM | Small Honeycomb Bison | $36.00 | $38.97 |
ORTHOCERAS MARBLE CARVING
MORTHBR1 (front & back) SPIRIT BEAR
This marble from Morocco contains many shells of the straight nautilus called Orthoceras. They were swimming the Devonian oceans some 365 million years ago.
| Item # | Description | Price(no tax) | Price(w/tax-TX res) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORTHBR1 | Orthoceras Spirit Bear, 5" nose to tail | $36.00 | $38.97 |
GREEN RIVER FOSSIL FISH CARVING
MFFBR1 SPIRIT BEAR WITH FISH
This unique Spirit Bear was carved by me from a piece of Green River Limestone containing the fossil fish Diplomystus dentatus.
You can get more information about fossil fish by clicking on the Fossil Fish link.
| Item # | Description | Price(no tax) | Price(w/tax-TX res) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MFFBR1 | Fossil Fish Spirit Bear, 5.7" nose to tail sold | $48.00 | $51.96 |
PIETRA PAESINA CARVING
SPIRIT BEARS 
MPPBR1
(front, back) 
MPPBR2
(front, back)
BISON 
MPPBN1 (front, back)
Pietra Paesina, picture rock, is a type of marble mined and carved in Italy. It displays picturesque patterns caused by ancient fracturing and faulting of the rock.
| Item # | Description | Price(no tax) | Price(w/tax-TX res) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPPBR1 | Pietra Paesina Bear, 3.7" nose to tail | $32.00 | $34.64 |
| MPPBR2 | Pietra Paesina Bear, 4.8" nose to tail | $52.00 | $56.29 |
| MPPBN1 | Pietra Paesina Bison, 4.9" nose to tail | $52.00 | $56.29 |
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