Zuni Corn Maiden - Claudia Peina Cave Bear It's hard and brittle texture

It's hard and brittle texture made it ideal for durability and ease in shaping

Leaves and other fossil plant specimens are unique in their simplicity and beauty

or Spirit Quartz

It had a slender body

Onchopristis is an extinct giant (up to 26 feet long) sawfish from Africa and New Zealand

Zuni Corn Maiden - Claudia Peina Cave Bear It's hard and brittle texturePrized for their beauty and spiritual renewal, fetishes have long been an important part of Native American Culture. When a Fetish maker prays over his created work, a mystical power is believed to become released, assisting a person in finding a solution to their present problems. All Southwestern tribes make and use fetishes, however, the Zuni people have developed a reputation for being skillful carvers. Among the Zuni, fetishes offer good luck,