Zuni Old Style Double Eagle Fetish with Turquoise; Aaron & Thelma Sheche

Late 20th Century

1 1/4" x 15/16" x 2 1/2"

Thelma and Aaron Sheche Legendary Master Fetish Carvers Artists Hand Carved Zuni Stone Fetishes

This double eagle, carved by the legendary husband and wife team of Aaaron & Thelma Sheche. Thelma (Born 1928-2023) and Aaron(1910-2002) were respectively the daughter and son-in-law of Teddy Kucate, one of the early giants in Zuni fetish carving. Aaron and Thelma's work is represented in the Smithsonian Institute of the American Indian in Washington D.C. Aaron did most of the carving and Thelma handled the detail work and polishing. Aaron and Thelma were deeply spiritual people who believed in the Old Zuni ways and their fetishes were carved in the traditional fashion as illustrated in Frank Cushing's seminal book "Zuni Fetishes"