Imported Fetish Beads Currently on the Market - Part II
As I mentioned in Part I of this series, the purpose of these guides is to provide a helpful reference to buyers shopping for fetish jewelry on eBay. The presence of one or or more of these beads on an item of jewelry does not necessarily mean that the jewelry is not Native Indian made, only that certain of the fetishes were not carved by Native Indians. Fetish jewelry strung (but not carved) by Native Indians is very common on Internet auction sites, but does not have nearly the value of jewelry that has that has been entirely created by the carver.
If an item that you are considering buying is attributed to a specific carver or beader, you can almost always find other examples of his/her work on the Internet. You can also sometimes discover who carved certain fetishes through careful Internet research.
Here are some more examples of commercially available fetishes:
Water Creatures
Figure 1. Dolphin Pendants - Assorted Gemstones
Figure 2. Dolphin Beads - Assorted Gemstones
Figure 3. Fish Beads
Figure 4. Turtle Pendants - Assorted Gemstones
Figure 5. Turtle Beads - Assorted Gemstones
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Horses
Figure 6. Horse Pendants - Assorted Gemstones
Figure 7. Horse Beads - Assorted Gemstones
Squirrels and Other Animals
Figure 8. Squirrel Beads - Assorted Gemstones
Figure 9. Assorted Gemstone Fetishes
Figure 10. More Assorted Gemstone Fetishes