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Onyx Turtle by Jayne Quam - Zuni Fetish Sunshine Studio

Jayne Quam

Onyx Turtle by Jayne Quam

$ 84.00

A cream, brown, gray and dark umber veined onyx sea turtle with turquoise inlaid eyes carved by Jayne Quam with her cloisonné style inlaid bits of shell and stones inlaid to the turtle's shell. Jayne utilizes bits of jicarite, spiny oyster, fish rock serpentine, sodalite to name most with three jet inlaid triangles added as well as her latest addition; ground up chrysocolla chips added around the edges where needed. Once inlaid, Jayne sands and polishes the turtle's shell to perfection. We think this is a moonscape. 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: Jayne Quam (signed)
Size: 1-1/2 in. wide x 2-1/4 in. long x 3/4 in. tall
#63433

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