40's-50's Zuni Multi-stone Channel inlay brooch

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40's-50's Zuni Multi-stone Channel inlay brooch 2 1/8" tall x 1 1/8" wide 12.1 grams.

Channel inlay is a distinctive jewelry technique closely associated with Native American people of the Southwest, particularly jewelers of Zuni Pueblo. When creating channel inlay jewelry, artists set precisely cut gemstones into pre-formed silver channels. The technique allows artists to use colorful combinations of gemstones in complex and creative patterns. Channel inlay requires masterful silversmithing and lapidary skills and is utilized by Native American jewelers to create magnificent jewelry pieces recognized for their craftsmanship and beauty as art.
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40's-50's Zuni Multi-stone Channel inlay brooch 2 1/8" tall x 1 1/8" wide 12.1 grams.Channel inlay is a distinctive jewelry... Read more

SKU: 17435265080_D07D

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$245.00 Excl. VAT

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    40's-50's Zuni Multi-stone Channel inlay brooch 2 1/8" tall x 1 1/8" wide 12.1 grams.

    Channel inlay is a distinctive jewelry technique closely associated with Native American people of the Southwest, particularly jewelers of Zuni Pueblo. When creating channel inlay jewelry, artists set precisely cut gemstones into pre-formed silver channels. The technique allows artists to use colorful combinations of gemstones in complex and creative patterns. Channel inlay requires masterful silversmithing and lapidary skills and is utilized by Native American jewelers to create magnificent jewelry pieces recognized for their craftsmanship and beauty as art.

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