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Not THAT Kind of Fetish!

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Marc and I were rather surprised when we were initially looking at purchasing Kelly Place, to find that they were selling fetishes.   We were from San Diego—What did we know….? For those of you (like us) who are unfamiliar with Native American fetishes, here is the scoop: The Zuni people (northern New Mexico) have, in their tradition, picked up stones which remind them of particular types of animals.   Over time, they began to modify the stones, shaping them to more closely resemble the animals.   Now, there is an entire generation of artists who carve, inlay and shape a wide variety of rock types to represent many different kinds of animals and also corn maidens.   These are not objects of worship, but objects meant to convey a particular trait such as strength or wisdom in honor of or to assist the owner in this characteristic.   It brings the characteristics associated with the animal to the owner.   Others are meant to remind the owner of or bring some connection to a