Red Cardinal Inlay Matched Earrings

Dennis & Nancy Edaakie

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About The Artwork

Sterling silver round disc hosts an immaculately detailed inlay motif using turquoise, coral, jet and abalone shell. Twenty four (24) inverted triangles of varying shades of blue turquoise encircle the composition. The branch on which the cardinal rests is adorned with three abalone leaves as well as one large berry of coral. These earrings are screwbacked, which is their original condition.

About The Artist

Dennis & Nancy Edaakie worked and signed their jewelry together beginning in 1975. Dennis is cited as a "top prize winning jeweler specializing (in concert with his wife Nancy) in engraved and mosaic inlay jewelry. He is considered one of the first to make reversible inlay pendants. . . Taught by his uncle, Jake Haloo, a master Zuni jeweler. . . Two of his customers promoted his making mosaic songbirds. His cardinal in 1971 won 1st place at Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup." Gregory Schaaf’s American Indian Jewelry I 1200 Artist Biographies. More recently (2001 and 2002) Edaakie has won Best of Show at two different Indian markets for his mosaic work.

Other Works By Artist:

Cultures

Zuni, American Indian

Medium

Jewelry

Subject

Birds

Keywords

Dennis Edaakie, Dennis and Nancy Edaakie