Lynn Quam

Lynn Quam carved this Big Bold Buffalo from a beautiful piece of magnesite.  It has inlaid turquoise eyes and horns.  It is smooth and feels very good in the hand. Signed "LQ" on the bottom. More about buffalos below.

Size: 2.375" H x 3.5" L x 1.25" W

Buffalo, or American bison, roamed the plains in the millions from Northern Mexico into Canada before colonization.  Buffalo are sacred to many Native American people.  They provided so much the people needed: food, clothing, leather to line tipis and make parfleches which are beautifully painted rawhide containers, tools, and so much more.  There has been success in recent years to bring the buffalo back to the plains, especially to Native American tribes on the plains.

Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.

This Big Sky Bear is carved from chrysocolla by Lynn Quam. The stone looks like a wide open sky with dark blue clouds in the turquoise colored chrysocolla. It has inlaid red coral eyes and a very sweet face. "Lynn Quam" is enscribed on the bottom. It feels very, very good in the hand.

Size: 2,375" H x 3.125" L x .75" W

Bears are the guardians of the western gate in Zuni Pueblo.  They are associated with healing at all levels, protection, and a reminder to restore oneself during the winter months.  In some traditions a part of the bear is rubbed all over infants to imbue them with power, strength, and good health.

Traditionally, Zuni carvings are symbolically fed cornmeal.   Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.

Lynn Quam carved this Big Strong Buffalo from a beautiful piece of jasper.  It has inlaid turquoise eyes and horns.  It is smooth and feels very good in the hand. Signed "LQ" on the bottom. More about buffalos below.

Size: 2.25" H x 3.25" L x 1" W

Buffalo, or American bison, roamed the plains in the millions from Northern Mexico into Canada before colonization.  Buffalo are sacred to many Native American people.  They provided so much the people needed: food, clothing, leather to line tipis and make parfleches which are beautifully painted rawhide containers, tools, and so much more.  There has been success in recent years to bring the buffalo back to the plains, especially to Native American tribes on the plains.

Each Zuni fetish comes in a box with a descriptive card and a tiny bit of corn meal to tide them over until they reach you.