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About "Zuni Rock" (Travertine)
"Zuni Stone" or "Zuni Rock" (Travertine)
Zuni Stone or Zuni Rock is travertine that is mined almost exclusively for fetish carving by the Leekya family, at Zuni Pueblo, NM.
Its colors tend to be predominantly in the golden light-brown spectrum, but also may exhibit tones of gray, light beige, cream, and darker brown.
When one comes across a Zuni fetish carved in this distinctive stone, chances are that it was carved by a member of the Leekya family.
Zuni Stone or Zuni Rock is travertine that is mined almost exclusively for fetish carving by the Leekya family, at Zuni Pueblo, NM.
Its colors tend to be predominantly in the golden light-brown spectrum, but also may exhibit tones of gray, light beige, cream, and darker brown.
When one comes across a Zuni fetish carved in this distinctive stone, chances are that it was carved by a member of the Leekya family.