Very cool Native American fetish necklace. At the very bottom of the necklace is the Sun Face. Also depicted on the necklace at bear, fish, coyote, hummingbird and turtle. Necklace measures approximately 12 inches from the clasp to the Sun Face at the bottom of the necklace. Silver hook clasp is connected to the fetish by brown beads. Fetish" is a term used to describe a Native American carving which is believed to hold special power. A blessing by a priest or shaman gives a fetish "true" power, but all fetish carvings may become "true" fetishes if they are properly blessed and used. Although a number of Native American tribes create and use fetishes, the most well known are the Zuni. In Zuni mythology, animals at one time were struck by lightning and shrunken into stone, with instructions to help mankind with the magic held deeply in their hearts. A naturally formed stone that resembles an animal is regarded by the Zuni to have greater power than a fetish that requires a great deal of carving, but the same general beliefs pertain to both.