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Vintage Zuni Sterling Inlay Conestoga Wagon Pin

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Jewelry Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:40.00 - 60.00 USD
Vintage Zuni Sterling Inlay Conestoga Wagon Pin
Vintage Native American Zuni Sterling Inlay Conestoga Wagon Pin Pendant by Joe and Pauline Zunie (active in the 1960s and 1970s), measures 1'' x 1'', the 2 top wheels actually turn, engraved signature on back, inlay of mother of pearl, turquoise, and coral, FYI: ''Award-winning Zuni artist, Joe Zunie started working in the early 1960s specializing in channel inlay. He is known as ''the master of the covered wagon.'' His wife, Pauline Dishta of the famous Dishta family, also worked alongside him. His early work is unmarked and his later work is marked with J.Z.J. Joe passed in the mid-1970s.