Indian Summer is Back Online....and Offering BIG Holiday Savings!

Thank you for BEARING with us!

On December 5th, our web server crashed....
UNBELIEVABLE!
We had a dedicated VPS server which hosted our
website Indian Summer and our daughter Liz's site
Zuni Fetish Outlet!

Couldn't have come at a worse time for us...and for our loyal customers who do their holiday shopping with us every year!
We are back up and running on a new server and definitely with a new ISP....eventually we will get our site back up to where it
was and be bigger and better than ever!!!!

We unfortunately lost 100's of pictures and descriptions of our merchandise, but we still have plenty to offer......
and at a HUGE savings to you for standing by us through this holiday crisis!

Take a full 25% DISCOUNT off any purchase totaling $100.00 or more between now and Friday the 20th.
Friday will be the last day we ship until after the 28th of December.

This sale applies to Zuni Fetish Outlet as well! (Sorry, orders cannot be combined as we are two separate websites)

Enter BEAR in coupon code (both Indian Summer and ZFO) while checking out
using our secure online payment form, and hit "apply" for your holiday savings!
We have a new shopping cart with a different format...so you might have fun checking that out!

Wishing you a very Happy Holiday, and thank you again for your business and loyalty!

Wes and Jill

Cyber Monday Sale Extended....With Additional Mark Downs!

Cyber Monday savings extended through

December 15th at:
Indian Summer

Save 20% on all orders totaling $100 or greater!

Enter coupon code "CYBER"
while checking out using our secure online shopping cart
and hit "APPLY".
We currently have an outstanding selection of merchandise to choose from,
including many new arrivals and numerous "clearance priced" fetish carvings!
We have added new fetish carvings and pottery since our original Cyber Monday Sale,
(including this adorable Santa "Storyteller")
plus have a number of newly clearance priced Fetish carvings!
Receive an additional 20-30% savings when you bundle our
clearance fetishes in orders over $100.00.
Watch for these additional savings on our already
low priced inventory!

If you are close to that $100 target,
but are just a few $$$ shy of hitting it.....
simply add one of our $5 mini pueblo pottery dishes to your order
and you will hit the mark!

Visit Zuni Fetish Outlet (our daughter Liz's site)
where you can use the same offer and coupon code (CYBER)
for a 20 percent discount on orders totaling $100 or greater!
Sorry, we are separate websites and orders cannot be combined!

We both offer free shipping via USPS.
Sale lasts through Sunday, December 15th!
We look forward to hearing from you!
We would love for you to take advantage of these great savings!

Wishing you a very Happy Holiday Season,
and a great new Twelve Days of CYBER Monday Savings!!!!
(Adds new meaning to the "Twelve days of Christmas!")

Wes and Jill Holmes

A Full Week of Cyber Savings!

 

Cyber Monday savings for an entire week at
Indian Summer

Save 20% on all orders totaling $100 or greater!

Enter coupon code "CYBER"
while checking out using our secure online shopping cart
and hit "APPLY".
We currently have an outstanding selection of merchandise to choose from,
including many new arrivals and numerous "clearance priced" fetish carvings!
Receive an additional 20-30% savings when you bundle our
clearance fetishes in orders over $100.00.
Watch for these additional savings on our already
low priced inventory!

If you are close to that $100 target,
but are just a few $$$ shy of hitting it.....
simply add one of our $5 mini pueblo pottery dishes to your order
and you will hit the mark!

Visit Zuni Fetish Outlet (our daughter Liz's site)
where you can use the same offer and coupon code (CYBER)
for a 20 percent discount on orders totaling $100 or greater!
Sorry, we are separate websites and orders cannot be combined!

We both offer free shipping via USPS.
Sale lasts through Tuesday December 3rd!
We look forward to hearing from you!
We would love for you to take advantage of these great savings!

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving,
and a great week of CYBER Monday!

Wes and Jill Holmes

November....a Time for Giving Thanks!

 

November is a time to be thankful......

Here at Indian Summer we are very thankful for YOU!
Our customers and our friends!
We are thankful that we have been able to
provide you with quality Native American art at affordable prices
on the internet since 1996!
(and give you free shipping and courteous service to boot!)
We feel that is quite an accomplishment!

Another recent accomplishment was the addition of 125+
NEW ARRIVALS
including pottery, kachinas, beadwork, and fetish carvings
at Indian Summer!

We would be most thankful if you would pay us a visit and
check out our New Arrivals!
The holidays are right around the corner...
and you will be thankful if you get some of your shopping done early!

With much gratitude, and thanks!

 

Wes and Jill Holmes

Happy Halloween!

 

Hope you are brewing up some fun on this All Hallow's Eve!

Wishing you a very HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 



Getting in the mood......



FOR HALLOWEEN!

It's almost here.....and we are ready for it's arrival at

Indian Summer!

~B~O~O~!!!!!!!

Are you!

Drop in for a spell and visit....

we are DYING to see you!

 

New Fetish Posting......Come Check Us Out!

We've been at it again! 

 Posting LOTS of new fetish carvings for you to enjoy!

We will be posting new merchandise all month long in preparation for the holidays! 

 Come check us out!  We have a wonderful selection of carvings for you to choose from! 

 Our selection is one of the finest you will see on the net!

Looking forward to your visit!  Hope to hear from you soon!

 



IT'S AUTUMN!

IT'S AUTUMN.......

AND THE COLORS ARE  CHANGING!

NOT JUST THE LEAVES ON THE TREES....

BUT THE FETISH

CARVINGS AT WWW.INDIANSUMMER

AS WELL!

COME CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR

NEW ARRIVALS.....

YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM!

 

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!

JILL

 

 



Happy Labor Day!

Wishing you all a very happy and safe Labor Day!

 

 

Santa Fe Indian Market SALE at Indian Summer!

 

 

In honor of the 92nd Annual Santa Fe Indian Market
August 12th-18th......

Indian Summer is having a BIG SALE!
Take a full 20% off all merchandise sitewide! Pick up some early holiday gifts!
Just enter the coupon code MARKET while checking out using our secure online shopping cart
and receive 20% discount off your entire purchase!
FREE SHIPPING included with your order!
SALE ENDS FRIDAY August 16th!

We LOVE going to Market ourselves, but will miss it by just a week this year!
We are heading down to New Mexico on a buying trip the following week after Market, and will be
bringing back new merchandise to fill our already full website pages!
So, help us out by moving some of our current fetish carvings, pottery, jewelry, kachinas, beadwork and baskets.....
to make room for the new merchandise we will be bringing back!

For those of you fortunate enough to be attending Santa Fe Indian Market this next weekend....Have fun, and get your fill of
Native American artwork, Indian tacos and frybread......
and be sure to enjoy New Mexico, truly the "Land of Enchantment!"

We look forward to hearing from you!

www.indiansummer.com

Fetish Bowls Have Arrived at Indian Summer!

Marvelita Phillips Zuni Fetish Bowl with

Turquoise chips, Pipestone Horse, wolves, and Bear and feathers

on outer bowl with Pipestone Fox and cornmeal inside of bowl!

Marvelita Phillips Zuni Fetish Bowl with

Turquoise chips, Pipestone and Serpentine Bears with feathers

on outer bowl with Pipestone Bear and cornmeal inside of bowl!

Marvelita Phillips Zuni Fetish Bowl with

Turquoise chips, Pipestone and serpentine Bears with bright feathers

on outer bowl with Serpentine Bear and cornmeal inside of bowl!

Marvelita Phillips Zuni Fetish Bowl with

Turquoise chips, Pipestone and serpentine Bears with bright feathers

on outer bowl with Serpentine Bear and cornmeal inside of bowl!

 

Check out our new traditional Zuni Fetish Bowls at

www.indiansummer.com!

THE STORY OF THE FETISH POT

Three hunters went to the mountains to obtain food but fell sick on their way. After several days of futile hunting they got together, sat

on the ground and discussed their misfortune.

   They began to remember what the elders had taught them. Take a ceremonial pot with corn and sacred fetishes inside and offer earnest

prayers. This ritual had been handed down for generations.

   Finally, on the fourth day they found and killed a fox. Taking the corn from the inside of the bowl they made a stew. Not only were

they revived but their sickness was cured.

   The inside of the fetish pot becomes the home of sacred fetishes. Sometimes medicines are stored there but always there is a corn meal

offering to sustain the fetishes. Guards inhabit the outside with a

"peek hole" in most pots.

   The representation of the pot is to appease the spirit of the fetish and keep it happy. This harmony may be transferred to the owner

bringing protection and good fortune from the four directions of mother earth.

       Story passed down by a Native American elder.

 

Hope you enjoyed this tidbit of history concerning these traditional

and sacred fetish bowls!

 

Little Bandit.....

 

I have always loved Raccoons..."Robber Raccoons"..."Bandits"...

"Masked Mischief"....call them what you like, but definitely

call them ADORABLE!  This playful little bandit is a "steal"

                                  at $59.00 located on our website:  www.indiansummer.com

 

One of his characteristics is his resourcefulness!

  He is also known to be shy.....

Wouldn't you love to give this shy, little, resourceful bandit a home?

Visit us at Indian Summer

and you can meet this sweet little raccoon, along with a lot of his cute critter friends!

Look forward to seeing you!

Frog Serenade.....



Loved this lime green cutie!

I think this big guy was a baritone!

 

Took our travel trailer up to Bear Lake in Northern Utah for a few days....we had a creek next to our campsite that was literally hopping with frogs! They all had their own personalities and reminded me so much of the fabulous frog fetish carvings the talented Zuni carvers do...BUT.....these frogs were not doing their job....no rain in sight, just HEAT! I kept telling them to get busy and bring on the rain, but they were too busy happily croaking, and didn't listen! Check out our frog fetish carvings at www.indiansummer.com They get the job done! I do have to give these happy little frogs (and big ones too!) credit, where credit is due....they were very obliging when it came to serenading us nightly!  RIVET....RIVET.....

Charming Zuni Village......Charming Zuni Fetish Carvings!

Abandoned Adobe at Zuni Pueblo, NM



Double Dolomite Wolves by Elroy Pablito

 

There is a charm and a mystique about the Zuni village itself....

much like the charm and mystique the Zuni Fetish carvings possess....

Come visit us and be charmed by our great selection of Zuni Fetish Carvings

 direct from the village of Zuni Pueblo, NM at www.indiansummer.com

 

Zuni Maidens and Zuni Corn Maidens Have Arrived!

Beautiful new Zuni Maidens and Zuni Corn Maidens have arrived on the scene at

www.indiansummer.com

Top left Maiden is by Stuart Quandelacy and is in Banded Onyx and features

 a large ear of corn and an olla bowl of turquoise "blue corn pollen".

 

Top right Maiden is Claudia Peina's elegant shimmering Mother of Pearl

Zuni Maiden with traditional Butterfly hairdo.

 

Bottem left is Claudia Peina's pretty purple Dumorterite Zuni Maiden

with Butterfly hairdo and beautiful "jewelry".....

 

And last, but not least is Gloria Chattin's colorful Spiny Oyster Maiden

in the bottom right hand corner!

Don't miss out of one of these beauties!

Dragonfly Delight!

Gaspeite and Turquoise Dragonfly by Zuni Fetish carver

Justin Red Elk

Jet and Turquoise Dragonfly by Zuni Fetish carver

Justin Red Elk

Abalone Shell Dragonfly by Zuni Fetish carver

Eugene Yunie

Abalone Shell Dragonfly by Zuni Fetish carver

Eugene Yunie

 

Lots of Dragonflies darting around our yard this summer....when I was a little girl, we called them "Darning Needles"......Everyone said if you misbehaved, they would "darn" or sew your mouth up! The Dragonflies....or Darning Needles we feature at www.indiansummer.com won't sew your mouth up....just bring you JOY....and let you know if there is a need for change in your life!

Dart over to our website and take a peek at all the wonderful Dragonflies

we have to offer!

 

4TH OF JULY SAVINGS AT INDIAN SUMMER!

RED PIPESTONE CROCODILE BY ZUNI FETISH CARVER

FABIAN TSETHLIKAI

WHITE MOTHER OF PEARL WOLF BY ZUNI FETISH CARVER

ANDRES QUANDELACY

BLUE SODALITE WOLF BY ZUNI FETISH CARVER

CLIVE HUSTITO

 

WE'VE GOT THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE SPIRIT AT INDIAN SUMMER!

 

***HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!***
We've been busy adding new pieces and marking down old pieces!
We've taken a full 1/4 discount off a number of our
Fetish Carvings.....
so you can save a fourth on the Fourth!

To find our markdowns, just look for the items marked
"SALE PRICED"
and you can compare the original (already low!) price with the
new, even lower SALE PRICE!

While you are checking out the special July 4th sale items,
be sure to take a peek at our NEW ARRIVALS!
We have added 100 new fetish carvings in the past few days!
We wish you a very happy and safe holiday,
and look forward to hearing from you!

 

Wes and Jill Holmes

Ravin' Over Our Ravens!

 

 

~New Postings!~

 

Including this large and powerful, extremely detailed

 Raven by well known Zuni Fetish Carver

Derrick Kaamasse.

 

Available at www.indiansummer.com

 

The raven is believed to have innate healing powers! 

The beak of the raven is scraped over the inflicted one's forehead

which releases the healing powers!

 

It is magical and mystical....sometimes referred to as

"The Messenger of the great mystery!"

It can take you to a new level of consciousness!

 

Check out our selection of Ravens at Indian Summer!

We look forward to seeing you there!

  



IF YOU'RE WISE....YOU'LL GIVE A HOOT!

IF YOU ARE WISE.....

YOU WILL COME CHECK OUT THE

NEW FETISH CARVINGS AT

WWW.INDIANSUMMER.COM!

 

A GREAT NEW SELECTION, INCLUDING THIS BEAUTIFUL

TURQUOISE OWL BY ZUNI FETISH CARVER

DERRICK KAAMASEE!

 

THE OWL IS THE RULER OF THE NIGHT SKIES,

AND REIGNS OVER THE DARK

SIDE OF NATURE!

HE CAN SEE WHAT OTHERS CANNOT SEE!

 

SO....HE WILL KNOW IF YOU HAVE BEEN WISE...

AND CHECKED OUT THE NEW CARVINGS AT

INDIAN SUMMER!  :)

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY....JUNE 16TH!

 

 

 

HOPING ALL YOU GREAT DADS HAVE A WONDERFUL

FATHER'S DAY!

Frog Love......

 

 

 

~ FROG LOVE ~

 

Who couldn't help but love one of these colorful and adorable 

frogs with their big bulging eyes!

 

Zuni Fetish carver Bernard Homer Jr. has  been

creating these cuties for the last 20 years or so!

Each one has their own unique personality!

 

They make excellent "pocket fetishes" and they are

"Bringers of rain, abundance, and fertility"

 

Drop by Indian Summer where you

will always find an abundance of FROGS!

  



Adopt a Fetish......

Every size, shape, and color.....they are all so beautiful.....and each one has their very own special personality!  It is amazing to think of the 1,000's of fetish carvings we have had pass through here over the years....still plenty more waiting for just the right home.... available at Indian Summer!

June is officially

"Adopt a Fetish Month!"

We'll be waiting for you!

 

MEMORIAL DAY SAVINGS!

HUGE MEMORIAL DAY SALE!

25% OFF ALL MERCHANDISE AT
INDIAN SUMMER!
FREE SHIPPING!

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR  HUGE ANNUAL
"ONCE A YEAR" SALE
WHERE EVERYTHING ON OUR WEBSITE IS
25% OFF!!!!!
ENTER COUPON CODE:

FLAG25

WHILE CHECKING OUT USING OUR
SECURE ONLINE SHOPPING CART AND HIT "APPLY"
25% DISCOUNT WILL THEN BE APPLIED!
SALE STARTS TODAY AND RUNS THROUGH
TUESDAY, MAY 28TH!
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!