Adobe Gallery Blog

Zuni artisans are praised for their masterful lapidary work.  They have achieved the ultimate in cutting stones so that they fit together in a stone-to-stone manner as tightly as the Inca set massive stones together without the use of mortar.  This Zuni Pueblo Multi-Stone Butterfly Pin, circa 1920, is an excellent example of such fine work.  Each stone fits the adjoining stone beautifully.