Culture-> Indian Symbols: Zuni tradition lives in fetishes ... To the Zuni tribe and many other Native Americans, fetishes usually carved of stone house the spirit or supernatural qualities of

CLICK HERE TO SEE NEWLY ARRIVED ZUNI CARVINGS ... Zuni symbols can, and often do, vary from artist to artist depending on his/her particular purpose.

Indian Symbols ... Zuni Fetishes ... Trip to Zuni

Rather, the bird symbols of importance in the Southwest are the giant Knife-wing of the Zuni or the vulture, Kwatoko, of the Hopi.

We have assembled a group of 44 symbols which are common in the work of Navajo, Hopi and Zuni artists and also found in Pueblo Pottery.

During our Summer 2000 trip, we spend extra time in Albuquerque, cityscape of colorful murals where even the garbage bins are painted with angular coyotes and Zuni symbols.

Below are many of the most commonly used symbols in Native American arts & crafts. Navajo, Hopi, Pueblo and Zuni artists all use them.

The Zuni or Ashiwi are a Native American tribe, ... Some jars are decorated with feathers, etched symbols representing natural forces, or even other fetishes which presumably guard the jar's mouth

To the Zuni people, Sha'La/Ko' is the biggest annual celebration and is held about ... The blankets above the altar are symbols telling the parishioners that this is a place of worship and respect.

Seven Zuni Indian symbols and colors representing the notes of the musical scale also appear in the upper border.