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recently i made a group of animal-fetishes. a fetish is a little animal carving (usually found in Native-American medicine) that was thought to possess the soul, spirit, or energy of the animal it represented. the person who owns the fetish will offer it food, drink, prayer, and sometimes even jewelry, in exchange for its protection.
i made these fetishes for my brothers' and father's historical re-enactment group for them to sell. *I AM OFFERING CARVED FETISH COMMISSIONS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED*
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this puma was easy to carve, but was the first fetish that "demanded a blood sacrifice"! *laughs* i cut my thumb very badly with the chisel while i was carving this piece, and i'm still nursing the cut to prove it!
anyway, Puma will protect you just as she protects her cubs, and she teaches us surreptitiousness - that is, she teaches us how NOT to stand out like a "sore thumb"! *laughs*
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PLEASE NOTE: while i did do research on how Zuni animal fetishes are made, and some of their meanings, i did not take the meanings directly from any book, website, or other source. i took the meanings from what i know of the animal - and from the message i got from the carving itself, while making it.
AS WELL - please do not purchase a fetish to replace a tried-and-true therapy. if you are sick with a physical or mental illness, a fetish will only enhance the treatment you are already receiving from your doctor, therapist, psychologist, etc. so, for example, if you've been diagnosed with terminal cancer, don't just buy a white bear fetish and expect everything to be okay. please proceed with your treatment, and use the fetish as a little extra "boost", not a "suppliment".
i made these fetishes for my brothers' and father's historical re-enactment group for them to sell. *I AM OFFERING CARVED FETISH COMMISSIONS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED*
*~~*
this puma was easy to carve, but was the first fetish that "demanded a blood sacrifice"! *laughs* i cut my thumb very badly with the chisel while i was carving this piece, and i'm still nursing the cut to prove it!
anyway, Puma will protect you just as she protects her cubs, and she teaches us surreptitiousness - that is, she teaches us how NOT to stand out like a "sore thumb"! *laughs*
*~~*
PLEASE NOTE: while i did do research on how Zuni animal fetishes are made, and some of their meanings, i did not take the meanings directly from any book, website, or other source. i took the meanings from what i know of the animal - and from the message i got from the carving itself, while making it.
AS WELL - please do not purchase a fetish to replace a tried-and-true therapy. if you are sick with a physical or mental illness, a fetish will only enhance the treatment you are already receiving from your doctor, therapist, psychologist, etc. so, for example, if you've been diagnosed with terminal cancer, don't just buy a white bear fetish and expect everything to be okay. please proceed with your treatment, and use the fetish as a little extra "boost", not a "suppliment".
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Feline (Other)
Size 700 x 700px
File Size 276.5 kB
*grins and nods* oddly enough, the Horse was the one that took the most blood (simply because i refused to put on a Band-Aid while carving it.) the odd part was that while the blood-stains on the puma remained visible, the Horse absorbed the blood and became pure-white again.
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