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Jet Turtle by Julia Norton, Deceased - Zuni Fetish Sunshine Studio

Julia Norton, Deceased

Jet Turtle by Julia Norton, Deceased

$ 85.00

A personable jet turtle with turquoise beaded eyes and jet pigment inlaid pupils carved by the now deceased Julia Norton - a Navajo carver who brought her work to Sunshine Studio and became an appreciated, esteemed carver along with her son-in-law; David Yazzie. Julia incised the scutes on the top of the shell and carved the feet in the round. Indigenous people recognize the turtle as the symbol of Mother Earth - some Native Americans believe that the turtle contributed to creation because the turtle dove into the primeval waters to retrieve mud to create Mother Earth. The turtle is regarded as a skillful navigator through life's difficulties. Turtle medicine teaches one to go with the flow.
Artist: Julia Norton, Deceased (signed)
Size: 1-3/8 in. wide x 2-1/4 in. long x 7/8 in. tall
#64365

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