Melvin Sandoval badger fetish carving.

This badger in dolomite was carved by Melvin Sandoval, San Felipe, in his distinctive impressionistic style.

Melvin Sandoval’s story is told in the book bearing his name in the title, written by Alan Livingstone-Smith.

Melvin Sandoval was born into the San Felipe Pueblo. His marriage to Zuni maiden Irma Vacit involved him in Zuni traditions from carving to sponsoring a Shalako house on the Zuni Pueblo.

Melvin Sandoval’s story is told in the book bearing his name in the title, written by Alan Livingstone-Smith. It is to our knowledge, the only such book devoted to the life and work of a single fetish carver.
1/2" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/2" #RN25

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1/2" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/2" #RN25