DEE EDAAKIE

Dee Edaakie is one of Zuni Pueblo's most respected young carvers.

Dee Edaakie works from a studio recently added to his home on the Zuni Pueblo, and occasionally at his dining room table. He carves with care and enthusiasm. We have sat in his house, at the dining table and watched him finish off pieces while he talked about two of his other loves: his daughters and softball.

While he has carved traditional gemstones and other commercial material, lately he has gravitated to “found” stone also. His subjects tend toward the abstract but always with allegiance to the animal within the stone. 

Dee calls the renowned Gibbs Othole his Uncle Gibbs. You can see the influence of Gibbs Othole's style in Dee Edaakie's creations. Gibbs also has mentored other legendary Zuni carvers, including the late Jeff Tsalabutie, Jeff's son Loren Tsalabutie, Brion Hattie and Alonzo Esalio. This is a very tight extended family who keep the tradiiton of Zuni carving alive at its highest level.

We are great fans of Dee with unqualified respect for his work, his sense of humor, his dedication to family and his perpetuation of Zuni tradition. We have several of his carvings available on our ZuniLink website, including two breath-taking boulder opal eagles. If you order one of these beauties, we are pledged to contribute a portion of the purchase price to the Zuni Eagle Sanctuary.

We regularly acquire new fetish carvings by Dee Edaakie. If you see something you would like to purchase, please contact us immediately

 

Dee Edaakie

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Zuni Dee Edaakie bear fetish carving . 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" x 1" #Ri85
Zuni Dee Edaakie bear fetish carving . 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" x 1" #Ri85
$495.00

Dee Edaakie bear fetish carving.
Dee Edaakie, Zuni, carved this lovable bear from a generous piece of lapis lazuli. Turquoise eyes have been inlayed.

ZuniLink acquired this nicely carved specimen of dark blue (almost black) lapis bear directly from Dee Edaakie in 2008.

It will be shipped FREE to any address within the 48 mainland United States.
1 1/4" x 2 1/2" x 1" #Ri85

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Zuni bear fetish carving by Dee Edaakie . 1 3/4" x 1" x 1 3/4". #Ri93C
Zuni bear fetish carving by Dee Edaakie . 1 3/4" x 1" x 1 3/4". #Ri93C
$109.00

Dee Edaakie bear fetish carving.
An dancing bear in zebra rock extends its paws in a dance for the artist, as carved by Dee , a Zuni artist who augments his carver’s skills with a sense of whimsy. The eyes are turquoise inlay.

ZuniLink acquired this unique fetish carving directly from Dee Edaakie in 2008. We will ship it at no additional charge to any address within the 48 mainland United States,
~1 3/4" x 1" x 1 3/4". #Ri93

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Turtle fetish carving by Zuni, Dee Edaakie, in boulder opal. 1/2" x 2 1/2". #RK70C
$275.00

Dee Edaakie turtle fetish carving.
Dee Edaakie, Zuni, carved a turtle, symbolic
of long life, from a handsome specimen of boulder opal.

ZuniLink acquired this impressive work directly from Dee Edaakie in 2008.
Ships FREE to any address in the 48 mainland United States
1/2" x 2 1/2". #RK70

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Zuni wolf fetish carving in Labradorite by Dee Edaakie. 1 1/4"H x 1 3/4"L x 3/4"D #RV06C
Zuni wolf fetish carving in Labradorite by Dee Edaakie. 1 1/4"H x 1 3/4"L x 3/4"D #RV06C
$185.00

The iridescence exhibited by Labradorite results in lots of fans for this material.

Dee Edaakie was captivated by it and used it as the material for this Zuni wolf fetish carving. The eyes are inlayed turquoise.

ZuniLink acquired it directly from Dee Edaakie in 2015, and will provide a Certificate of authenticity at your request when ordered.

This item ships FREE to any address within the 48 mainland United States.
1 1/4"H x 13/4"L x 3/4"D #RV06

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