Onyx Turtle w/ Etched Shell Back Zuni Fetish Beadwork Medium: Cottonwood root / feathers/"evergreen

Medium:  Cottonwood root / feathers/"evergreen "fir" collar/  Handpainted and carved

Medium:  Orange Alabaster with turquoise eyes and baby otter/ Inlaid jet

Considered folk art as well

Red Starr (Sioux) was married to Santa Clara potter Harriet Tafoya and learned the art of creating Santa Clara pottery from his wife and her family of famous potters

turquoise and shell beads

Onyx Turtle w/ Etched Shell Back Zuni Fetish Beadwork Medium: Cottonwood root / feathers/"evergreenArtist: Zuni Fetish carver Randy Lucio Medium: Delicately etched "shell" Back and textured head with turquoise eyes Size: 2 3 8" L x 1 1 4" Across x 3 4" H Longevity The turtle is the oldest known symbol for Mother Earth!