Large Rainbow God Pin
Zuni
- Marked Down $450.00
- Gallery Price $675.00
- Title
- Large Rainbow God Pin
- Artist
- Zuni
- Medium
- Sterling silver, jet, natural turquoise, mediterranean coral, mother of pearl
- Size
- 3 1/2" height X 1 3/4" width at widest point
- Date of creation
- 1930's to mid 40's
- Condition
- Excellent
- Description
- Rainbow god is the bringer of rain, an important deity in Southwestern indigenous cultures.
- Provenance
- B Nib
- About The Large Rainbow God Pin
Sterling silver form--base, bezels and ornamentation are all fabrication constructed from ingot wire and sheet except for the safety catch pin back. The last item is a commercial silver finding.
Materials used for the inlay represent the four (4) scared directions: Jet, red coral, white pearl shell and blue turquoise. All these are 100% natural and of the highest quality available.
Stones, coral and shell were precisely cut and glued, one to another, following the artist's design, then set within the appropriate fitted serrated bezels to form the Rainbow god's body.
As it "comes to life" in completion, it seems to dance !!
- About Zuni
The best book to explain the steps in creating Zuni jewelry is Oscar Branson's Indian Jewelry Making. Volume II.
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