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Estimate
$300 - 500
Price Realized
$406
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Lot Description

Zuni Channel Inlay Bird and Butterfly Jewelry
third quarter 20th century


lot of 5, includes:

a double-wire cuff set with turquoise jet, coral, and shell thunderbird and winged elements; signed  J. J. NIIHA ZUNI
cuff width 1-1/8 inches, interior circumference 4-3/4 inches x gap length 1-1/4 inches, weight 12.0 dwt.

a silver pendant in the shape of a hummingbird and flower with abalone, turquoise, shell, jet, and spiny ouster channel inlay; signed IRENE E
pendant length 1-5/8 inches x width 2-3/8 inches, chain length 17 inches, weight 10.9 dwt.

an eagle-shaped silver pendant with turquoise, coral, shell, and jet channel inlay; signed C. DISHTA ZUNI
pendant length 1-7/8 inches x width 1-1/2 inches, chain length 17-1/2 inches, weight 9.9 dwt.

an eagle-shaped silver ring with turquoise, coral, shell, and jet channel inlay; signed C. DISHTA ZUNI
ring size 6.75, weight 2.7 dwt.

a butterfly-shaped pin with turquoise, shell, coral, and jet channel inlay; not marked
length 1-3/8 inches x width 1-1/8 inches, weight 3.6 dwt.


The Chadwick Family Collection, New York

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