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Broad-faced Kachina Inlay Bola Tie

Sammy & Esther Guardian

Broad-faced Kachina Inlay Bola Tie, Jewelry by Sammy & Esther Guardian

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  • Sammy Esther Guardian
  • Guardian bola
  • Zuni inlay bola
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American Indian, Zuni

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American Indians

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Sammy Guardian, Sammy Esther Guardian, Guardian bola, Zuni inlay bola

Savvy Price $750.00
Gallery Price $950.00
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Title
Broad-faced Kachina Inlay Bola Tie
Artist
Sammy & Esther Guardian
Medium
Sterling silver, turquoise, Mediterranean tomato red coral, white mother of pearl claim or sea snail, jet
Troy ounces
1.62 troy ounces
Size
2 3/8" height X 2 3/16" width, tips measures 2 5/16" in length
Signed
"Sammy & Esther Guardian Zuni" is engraved in cursive
Date of creation
1970's
Condition
Excellent
Turquoise
American natural turquoise, possibly from the Kingman mine
Provenance
Consigned by CL
Gram weight
50.2 grams
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About The Broad-faced Kachina Inlay Bola Tie

This beautiful bola tie by Sammy & Esther Guardian is faultless in its craftsmanship, as the inlay fit of each piece is beyond perfection!

The Guardian kachina depicted is Wuyak-kuita in Hopi and protects the sacred kachinas during ceremonials.

The strength of this piece is in the color scheme and the absolute perfection of its geometric balance, yielding a sense of immoveable stability and protection.  Executed only in the four sacred direction colors, the Guardians bring their ancient traditions into this modern world, interpreted through their art.

This magnificent piece will serve its wearer from Levy jeans to Armani !

About Sammy & Esther Guardian
First active as early as 1972, these two Zuni jewelers (husband and wife) created mosaic as well as inlay jewelry. They made bolos, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, pendants and pins using gold, silver, coral, turquoise, jet, mother-of-pearl, abalone shell and penn shell. Preferred designs were: songbirds, cardinals, roadrunners, mallard ducks, red berry bushes, cactus and cattails. A photograph of each artist along with an example of a cardinal decorated ring appears in Gregory Schaaf's book American Indian Jewelry I. Their work is also featured in Volume 2 of Zuni the Art and the People by Ed, Barbara and Steve Bell with Ralph and Jerry Mcqueary, as well as Theda Bassman's book Zuni Jewelry and Barton Wright's volume 2000 Hallmarks of the Southwest.
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