Description
sz10.75 Patty Fawn, Cherokee/Kwakiutl Tribe silver ring with abalone inlay.
Patty Fawn
Patty Fawn has had an unusual and complex artistic trajectory in her life. Originally of Oklahoma Cherokee and Northwest Coast descent, she was born into a distinguished family of artists and performers. Her grandfather was a performer in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Patty learned to carve at a young age from her older brother, Chief Don Lelooska, a renowned Northwest Coast carver who was her artistic mentor and inspiration.
Patty’s family moved to the Northwest Coast in the 1960’s and was adopted by the Kwakiutl Nation of British Columbia and Washington State so her work evolved inspired by the rich culture, symbolism and mythology of the Northwest Coast region, her pieces portray contemporary, mythological and traditional animals and figural images that symbolize and inspire those cultures. Patty works in a wide variety of materials including bone, shell, wood, fossilized i-v-o-r-y, silver and gold.
Patty Fawn’s work has been exhibited at major museums around the country over the course of her career, including The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Field Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, The Southwest Museum, Heard Museum, Eiteljorg Museum and others.
All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry
referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)
silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what
it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings
photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if
the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is
shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.
