Lot 1218

An Impressive, Rare and Highly Decorative Vintage Silver Zuni Squash Foxtail Beaded Necklace, featuring a number of ”Knifewing” figures of different sizes, by Alonzo Hustito, signed. The figures are inlaid with blue gem turquoise, mother of pearl, red coral and jet with hand worked raindrop beading as well as heavily carved silverwork to the edges of the upturned wings and tail. Approx. 68cm in length, largest decoration, apporx. 9cm tall, 8cm wide, the smaller decorations are approx. 6cm tall, 5cm wide. Approx. 56cm in length, the largest decoration approx. 7cm tall, 6.5cm wide. The smaller decorations approx. 5cm tall, 5cm wide. [Alonzo Hustito is heavily praised, and this style of work idetified in Toshio Sei in his book ”Knifewing and Rainbow Man in Zuni Jewelry”].

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An Impressive, Rare and Highly Decorative Vintage Silver Zuni Squash Foxtail Beaded Necklace, featuring a number of ”Knifewing” figures of different sizes, by Alonzo Hustito, signed. The figures are inlaid with blue gem turquoise, mother of pearl, red coral and jet with hand worked raindrop beading as well as heavily carved silverwork to the edges of the upturned wings and tail. Approx. 68cm in length, largest decoration, apporx. 9cm tall, 8cm wide, the smaller decorations are approx. 6cm tall, 5cm wide. Approx. 56cm in length, the largest decoration approx. 7cm tall, 6.5cm wide. The smaller decorations approx. 5cm tall, 5cm wide. [Alonzo Hustito is heavily praised, and this style of work idetified in Toshio Sei in his book ”Knifewing and Rainbow Man in Zuni Jewelry”].