VINTAGE ZUNI 925 STERLING SILVER STONE KNIFEWING KACHINA BROOCH PIN SIGNED REX

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VINTAGE ZUNI 925 STERLING SILVER STONE KNIFEWING KACHINA BROOCH PIN SIGNED REX :
$206.50

VINTAGE ZUNI 925STERLINGSILVER KNIFEWING BROOCH PIN SIGNED REX

Measurements: 1.75” high and 1” wide

Weight:8 grams

Metal:925 sterling silver

Hallmark:hand signed REX

PLEASE NOTE: The photographs give the illusion the jewelry lookslarger than it is: this is to show you the detail you could not see without amagnifying glass. Please look at ALL photographs posted…there is always one ortwo photos with ruler measurements in every listing created to give you anaccurate indication of size-thankyou!

Amazing detailed work onthe extraordinary vintage Zuni Old Pawn Knifewing brooch from the 1940’s

The Knifewing has beeninlaid with Turquoise, Jet, Mother of Pearl Shell and Orange Spiny OysterShell.

The pin back works perfect,this piece has no damage or repairs.

The brooch is handsigned by REX. I could not find…again...anything about thisartist, but there are several pieces available for sale on the internet, mostlyKnifewing pieces of art.

This amazing piece of history is in very good,vintage condition with a moderate patina.

About the Knifewing:
Knifewing, also Knife Wing, is a half man – half eagle Zuni spirit orgod with razor sharp feathers made of flint. He is the ultimate warrior.
Anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing, who lived with the Zunis from 1879-1884described knifewing this way:
“This curious god is the hero of hundreds of folklore tales, the tutelary deityof several societies of Zuni. He is represented as possessing a human form,furnished with flint knife-feathered pinions, and tail. His dress consists ofthe conventional terraced cap (representative of his dwelling place among theclouds). His weapons are the Great Flint-Knife of War, the Bow of the Skies(the Rainbow), and the Arrow of Lightning. His guardians or warriors are theGreat Mountain Lion of the North and that of the upper regions. He wasdoubtless the original War God of the Zunis.”

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