The fetish was an important part of North American Native Life. Representing their spiritual medicine (or totem) and it was customary to stuff some of them with buffalo wool and a piece of an infant’s umbilical cord. Many examples can be seen in museums today. Over the years I have created many fetish pieces – horses, frogs, lizards, turtles, crabs, snakes, scorpions, and mice are just a few of them. Below are some of my fetish pieces along with my latest creation, lady bugs.
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- Frog and Lilly Pad – in Private Collection
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- The lily pad is 14 inches in diameter and the frog sits 7 inches tall.
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- A favorite of my friends is the frog with the lily pad.
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- Lobster
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- The lobster is fully beaded, top and bottom, and is life-sized in the three pound class.
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- Lady Bugs
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- Crab
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- Scorpion
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- Scorpion 2 Top
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- Scorpion 2 Bottom
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- Scorpion 2 Tail