Superb Zuni attr. Mary Kallestewa Rainbow Man Multi Stone Mosaic Inlay Pin 1940s

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Superb Zuni attr. Mary Kallestewa Rainbow Man Multi Stone Mosaic Inlay Pin 1940s:
$1138.00

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I\'m offering for your consideration a superb rainbow man pin attributed to the famous Zuni silversmith, Mary Kallestewa. This is an exceptional pin, evidencing much movement, with his curved body, swishing skirt and little dancing feet. The two pieces depicted in Mr. Sei\'s book, \"Knifewing and Rainbow Man in Zuni Jewelry\" evidence the combined features of this pin, and the other possibility, an artist who also depicted this kind of movement in his pieces, is Teddi Weahkee. I\'ve also included an example of similar work by him above from the same book. I think it\'s much more likely to be a Mary Kallestewa piece based on my extensive handling of her work, but either way it\'s one of the all time great Zuni artists who understands elegance and restraint in startling ways. The inlay includes paper thin, fine inlay and some of the most beautiful stones, elegantly applied, so that the white flash in the spondylus is centered in the hat, creating an aura of light coming from his head. The many curved shapes are also difficult to cut and inlay perfectly. This artist succeeds in the most difficult of workmanship. This is a truly fine piece of work indeed.

Oddly this masterpiece of great Zuni artistry comes under attack by a hate group which has defamed me for years and in order to defame me, in order to attack me and the attribution I make, they call it a fake. There\'s nothing fake about this; the fakes are the defamers who provide nothing but their own opinions to counter mine: no shred of evidence. It\'s tragic that they would do harm to a great Zuni artist in order to try to harm me! This is one of the great historical works of art and every aspect of it is a match to one of the two pictures which one of them attributes to Mary Kallestewa in the pages of the book included above. Note that a huge percentage of this author\'s attributions are dead wrong and he never provides updated editions of his books to correct his numerous egregious errors; yet dares to accuse what he considers to be an incorrect attribution of being a fake! This is a truly great work of art by one of the truly great Zuni artists in all the history of Zuni art. Don\'t let bad people muddy the issue.

This fabulous rainbow man is 2-3/4\" tall and 1-1/4\" wide. He weighs 13.7 grams and is unsigned and not marked for silver content which is usual for this early period of time. He is in superb vintage, wearable and collectible condition and his locking clasp mechanism works fine. All the shells and turquoise were hand cut and buffed and set and selected for their outstanding quality and beauty; they were positioned with a great sense of aesthetics and beauty.

Remember that an attribution is never a certainty but I make this based on all the evidence and experience available to me at this time. I will always update it if more information comes in; that is actual information. This is one of the finest examples of Zuni artistry made at the most important time in history for great Zuni art. Mary Kallestewa was one of the all time great Zuni silversmiths who worked for CG Wallace and was represented in his personal collection in the Sotheby\'s sale catalog. Her pieces are highly priced and valuable. This pin can have a supreme place in your collection and will be gorgeous to wear. This is one of the museum quality pieces that you will never tire of owning. It\'s stunning!

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