Zuni Corn Maiden - Claudia Peina Cave Bear Onchopristis is an extinct giant

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

Lake Superior Agates are the state mineral of Minnesota

It had a slender body

Chief Pet-O-Sega

or Spirit Quartz

Zuni Corn Maiden - Claudia Peina Cave Bear Onchopristis is an extinct giantPrized 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,