August 31,2017: Of The Moment Zuni Inlay

One of the most iconic types of Southwestern jewelry is the exquisite inlay done by the artists of Zuni Pueblo.

Using an array of materials such as turquoise, jet, coral and a wide variety of shells, these artists made wearable art depicting life on the reservation.. its wildlife, its dances and ceremonies, and figures from mythology were all rendered in variety of styles like channel inlay, mosaic and stone to stone.

The fanciful creations in this collection were created by some of the most renowned lapidary artists of the twentieth century such as Leo Poblano, Lambert Homer, Virgil and Shirley Benn, and Eliot Qualo.