Zuni Turquoise Channel Inlay Oval Earrings [SOLD]
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- Category: Earrings
- Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
- Medium: Turquoise, Sterling Silver
- Size: 1-¼” x ¼”
- Item # C4074A SOLD
These channel inlay earrings are made in the style commonly referred to as “fishscale.” A Zuni Pueblo artist only identified by a single “E” as a hallmark separated four pieces of light blue turquoise by thin borders of sterling silver and set them in an elegant oval bezel. The earrings gently swing from a small, round silver post. They were skillfully crafted; the lapidary work being extremely well done as the stones rise evenly above the bezel. They date from the late 20th Century.
Condition: The Zuni Turquoise Channel Inlay Oval Earrings are in excellent condition.
Provenance: From a gentleman collector in Colorado
Recommended Reading:
Jewelry by Southwestern American Indians: Evolving Designs by Nancy Schiffer
Zuni, A Village of Silversmiths by James Ostler
Zuni Jewelry by Theda Bassman
- Category: Earrings
- Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
- Medium: Turquoise, Sterling Silver
- Size: 1-¼” x ¼”
- Item # C4074A SOLD
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