bear fetish
Medicine bear of Augite in serpentine by Jonathan Yokakia(son of Jimmy Yawakia, carved when he was 14, he began carving when he was 9)
according to paperwork, augite is lava that has embedded in the serpentine.
Information from invoice and letter
- Object: bear fetish
- Artist: Jonathan Yawakia
- Circa: -
- Dimensions: 6.5cm
- Culture Area: Southwest
- Cultural Group: Zuni
- Cultural Context: -
- Donor: Carla Basom
- Catalog #: 113.220