NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE USED FETISH SCULPTURES THROUGHOUT RECORDED HISTORY. A FETISH IS AN ANIMAL SCULPTURE THAT IN ZUNI TRADITION ARE KNOWN TO HAVE MAGICAL POWERS. ZUNI INDIANS BELIEVE IN THE SIX CARDINAL GUARDIAN FETISHES. ONE OF THEM BEING THE BEAR: THE GUARDIAN OF THE WEST. THE BEAR IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREAT STRENGTH, POWER, HEALING & SELF-KNOWLEDGE. A STRONG APPRECIATION FOR THE HARD WORK AND INTRICATE FOCUS IT TOOK TO CREATE THE MICRO INLAY JEWELRY SHOULD BE UNIVERSal.