Featured Zuni fetish artist help.

Hello to everyone out in the antique world I have this Zuni bat that I have been trying to research the artist for the past 2 hrs and I give up so I’m turning to the people on this Site to give me a hand to me it looks like a star with “97” I just can’t find Zuni carvers with a star for there mark any clues anyone has would be great thanks. He is made out of Abalon I’m guessing it has a rainbow color to it if I’m wrong on the material please let me know ..Matt

 

Looks like white abalone shell.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mother-pearl-shell-carving-zuni-1846462613

 

Wow hollyblue that must be a record thanks a million not sure why I couldn’t do that but you know what you are doing it’s Really appreciated to take time to find that for me. Thanks once again. Matt

 

Looks like Celester makes a specialty of MOP:

https://bestofzuni.com/celester-laate/