Zuni Bat Fetish By Rubin Najero #52 1/2 inches tall. Ruben Najera is a Zuni artist from the extended Laate family and the older brother of Esteban Najera. He is especially noted for both stand-alone animal carvings and more elaborate compositions in which individual creatures, including bats, are mounted or inlaid onto leaves, nests, or tree forms. That combination of family tradition and inventive presentation makes his bat carvings especially distinctive within contemporary Zuni work. |
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