Claudia Peina is a Zuni fetish carver who carries forward the creative and original legacy of her family of artists who carve elk antler.

Claudia is known for the dexterity of her carving, the degree of polish and intricacy of designed inlays with turquoise, coral and jet on her figures, often of different kinds of maidens, angels and a series of “Good News Bears” and “Dancing Bears”.

Claudia Peina is a Zuni fetish carver who carries forward the creative and original legacy of her family of artists who carve elk antler.

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Since spotlighting the work of Claudia Peina, we have received requests for more information about her and how she creates such rarified and singularly beautiful sculptures from Elk horn.

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A Zuni fetish is an animal, bird or figure carved from stone, turquoise, or antler, usually no bigger than you can easily hold in your hand. The first Zuni fetishes were good luck totems to carry for the hunt. In time, they came to symbolize many different qualities and strengths inherent in nature.

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