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About Marble (All Types)

Zuni Mountain Lion Fetish in Picasso Marble

Zuni wolf fetish carving in marble

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

In Navajo or Zuni jewelry, marble can be used as a cabochon stone setting in Sterling Silver, or in channel or mosaic inlay in Sterling Silver. 

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