Vintage Zuni Native American Multi-Stone Channel inlay Necklace and earrings set

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Vintage Zuni Native American Multi-Stone Channel inlay Necklace and earrings
set. Very high quality set from before most skilled artisans started marking their work. Earrings 7/8" wide, Necklace 20.5" including the 6" bar length 57.3 grams total with no damage or significant wear.

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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SKU: 12042612978_5A16

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$775.00 Excl. VAT

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    Vintage Zuni Native American Multi-Stone Channel inlay Necklace and earrings
    set. Very high quality set from before most skilled artisans started marking their work. Earrings 7/8" wide, Necklace 20.5" including the 6" bar length 57.3 grams total with no damage or significant wear.

    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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