Zuni
Southwest, United States
1970
Sterling silver with turquoise, coral, jet, and mother of pearl
Width 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm), Height 2 1/4 in (5.7 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
A figural thunderbird pin whose round head carries a pointed turquoise beak, a coral ringed eye with a jet center, and a curved crest inlaid in mother of pearl and jet. Below, the heart shaped wings are worked in turquoise and crossed by a horizontal coral bar, while the tail fans out in alternating panels of white mother of pearl and black jet. Every element is set in its own silver channel within twisted rope borders, finished with applied silver beads at the wing tips and base, and the inlay reads clean and flush across the front.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Zuni
Southwest, United States
1970
Sterling silver with turquoise, coral, jet, and mother of pearl
Width 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm), Height 2 1/4 in (5.7 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
A figural thunderbird pin whose round head carries a pointed turquoise beak, a coral ringed eye with a jet center, and a curved crest inlaid in mother of pearl and jet. Below, the heart shaped wings are worked in turquoise and crossed by a horizontal coral bar, while the tail fans out in alternating panels of white mother of pearl and black jet. Every element is set in its own silver channel within twisted rope borders, finished with applied silver beads at the wing tips and base, and the inlay reads clean and flush across the front.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
