NATIVE AMERICAN CARVED FETISH NECKLACE, featuring 11 large-sized carved animal figures made of stone, jet, and coral, including foxes, bears, wolves/coyotes, and an eagle, each wrapped in cord and strand of beads with an arrowhead or another figure, beads including coral, turquoise, and shell, having silver-type conical ends and a hook-and-eye clasp. Probably Zuni. 20th century. 29 1/2" LOA.
Provenance: From the Ann and Clay Ring family collection, Winston-Salem, NC.
Condition
Good to very good overall condition some wear, surface scratches, and nicks, one or a few flakes/chips, two arrowheads with chipped tips possibly as made, wrapped cord with moderate to heavy glue residue possibly as made, one figure with wrapped stand of beads broken at one end.