Janine Fenton “Old Man” Leonard Halate (Deceased)Zuni Fetish Collection
Old Man Halate (Deceased) was a Zuni legend. He would wonder the Pueblo, seemingly
in another world. He rarely spoke. He expressed himself through his carving.
Leonard passed away some years ago. The few carvings Leonard made during
those last years of his life were bought as soon as they were made.
These are rare Zuni treasures.
Leonard Halate lived in another time and his carvings are a
reflection of that time.
For a short time after Leonard’s death, a few copies were made by some of
Leonard’s family. They attempt to recreate the original Leonard Halate fetish
carvings… the copies have a charm of their own but are not the orginal
Leonard Halate’s.
Old Man Leonard Halate (Deceased)Zuni Fetish Wolf/Mountain Lion
Carved from Lime Serpentine
with natural Robbins Egg Blue Turquoise and deep Ox Blood Red Coral
circa 1998
2 1/2″
$650
Old Man Leonard Halate (Deceased) Zuni Fetish Dinosaur
Carved from Antler with Green Snail Shell Spine, sprinkled in turquoise, and Red Coral Eyes
1998
8 1/2″
$750
Old Man Leonard Halate(Deceased) Zuni Fetish wolf
Carved from Antler with a Turquoise offering wrapped in sinew and beads, Turquoise Eyes, and Coral nostriles and tongue
1998
5 1/2″
$750