Zuni Corn Maiden - Claudia Peina Cave Bear or Spirit Quartz

or Spirit Quartz

water that carried silica penetrated the copper and iron-bearing rock surrounding the cavities

intensify or lighten color and/or improve clarity

Onchopristis is an extinct giant (up to 26 feet long) sawfish from Africa and New Zealand

Zuni Corn Maiden - Claudia Peina Cave Bear or Spirit QuartzPrized for their beauty and spiritual renewal, fetishes have long been an important part of Native American Culture. When a Fetish maker prays over his created work, a mystical power is believed to become released, assisting a person in finding a solution to their present problems. All Southwestern tribes make and use fetishes, however, the Zuni people have developed a reputation for being skillful carvers. Among the Zuni, fetishes offer good luck,