I put together another photo album and got everything linked up the way I wanted it with a little less eyestrain and brow-furrowing. I wanted to get a photographic record of my Zuni fetish collection - and putting together the photo album helped me get reconnected to why I started the collection in the first place.
These carvings are not just pretty to look at, they are wonderful to hold. Perfectly palm-sized. Feeling the edges and inlays is a great tactile experience.
I'm something of a completist (I have every Buffy and Angel ever made) - and this exercise reminded me how many fetishes I need to have complete "directional" sets. Each direction (NSEW, up and down) has an animal and color associated with it.
They go counterclockwise in seniority and power. North is a yellow mountain lion (which I have), West is a blue coyote (got it), South is a red bobcat, East is a white wolf, up is a rainbow hued eagle and down is a black mole (check). This is considered a "hunting" set. A "healing" set substitutes a blue bear (done) for West and a red badger for South (also done). I have some shopping to do.
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