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About Gaspeite

Navajo Sterling Silver and Gaspeite Cuff Bracelet

Zuni fetish carving in gaspeite

Gaspeite is used by Native American jewelers and Zuni fetish carvers in a variety of ways.

In Navajo jewelry, gaspeite can be used as cabochons set in Sterling Silver. 

In Zuni fetish carvings, one usually sees gaspeite as a stand-alone material representing the animal or figure's body, or as a part of a stone-inlay for ornamentation.