Quandelacy and Quam Gasper

Annie Quam Gasper and Ellen Quandelacy were sisters from Zuni Pueblo. Both were born in the 1920s and died in 2002. They were known to collaborate on jewelry but they specialized in very distinct styles. Annie preferred to work on channel inlay in a hummingbird design and Ellen preferred to work on fetish necklaces but also excelled in channel inlay. Although their styles were similar, Annie credited another well known artist, Horace Iule, with teaching her the basics of making jewelry and Ellen credited their father, Johnny Quam.

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