These Antelope or Chop Kachina watch tips are a stylized representation of a rain bringing heribivor deity that with the deer and ram, help crops and grasses to grow providing needed moisture and food. It is also believe the Angelope and his fellow kachinas in this group, help with control of spasms.
Description | These Antelope or Chop Kachina watch tips are a stylized representation of a rain bringing heribivor deity that with the deer and ram, help crops and grasses to grow providing needed moisture and food. It is also believe the Angelope and his fellow kachinas in this group, help with control of spasms. |
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About the Artist | The best book to explain the steps in creating Zuni cluster jewelry is Oscar Branson's Indian Jewelry Making. Volume II. Look at page 48 illustrating each step to create a cluster bracelet. |
Culture | American Indian, Zuni |
Medium | Sterling silver, jet, white pearl shell, turquoise and green serpentine |
Troy ounces | .77 troy ounces |
Size | Tips are each 1 3/8" length X 15/16" at widest. Stainless steel band is 2 1/2" length X 5/8" width. Another, longer one is available, no charge |
Signed | No maker's mark |
Date of creation | 1970's |
Condition | Excellent, as appeared framed. |
Description | Watch tips were fabricated with mill-rolled sterling silver sheet using hard solder for the channel bezeling, pin tube and wire bar. The inlay consists of jet, white pearl shell, turquoise and green serpentine using single stone in bezel as well as stone on stone techniques. Some of the inlays are carved to sit above the bezel for greater relief. |
Provenance | Sop |
Gram weight | 23.0 grams |