Vintage Silver Turquoise Native American Indian ZUNI OLD PAWN Knifewing Pin
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Vintage Silver Turquoise Native American Indian ZUNI OLD PAWN Knifewing Pin:
$138.49
BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE OLD PAWN NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN SILVER ZUNI MOSAIC INLAY KNIFEWING GUARDIAN FIGURE PIN
DescriptionOLD PAWN VINTAGE SILVER ZUNI MOSAIC INLAY KNIFEWING GUARDIAN FIGURE PIN
Offered here is a stunning OLD Zuni KNIFEWING GUARDIAN pin. This is a genuine vintage Native American piece that was traded to a relative of mine many, many years ago in partial exchange for a car repair or construction work (he did both) by it\'s native owner. It has been in my family since. I\'m downsizing and this is one of the items I am letting go to another who will appreciate it\'s beauty.
Older dark patina on the silver from years of being stored. It would polish up beautifully if you prefer your silver shiny. I only did a light cleaning on this piece to wear it recently.
This piece has a sense of bold design and is composed of turquoise, jet, mother of pearl and red/orange coral/shell inlays in serrated bezels set onto a silver backing with silver beaded border.
A nice larger bold piece. Measures approx. 2.25 x 2 inches.
The pictures do not do justice to the beauty of this piece. Perfect for a man or woman.
Who is Knifewing?
Zuni Knife-wing God (A-tchi-a la-to-pa), also Knife Wing, is a half man – half eagle Zuni spirit/god with razor sharp feathers made of flint. He is the ultimate warrior.
Anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing, who lived with the Zunis from 1879-1884 described Knifewing this way:
“This curious god is the hero of hundreds of folklore tales, the tutelary deity of several societies of Zuni. He is represented as possessing a human form, furnished with flint knife-feathered pinions, and tail. His dress consists of the conventional terraced cap (representative of his dwelling place among the clouds). 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 the Great Mountain Lion of the North and that of the upper regions. He was doubtless the original War God of the Zunis.”
Horace Iule (also known for his crosses) is credited with creating the first knifewing design in the late 1920s, cut and filed out of wrought silver. Afterwards, other Zuni, Navajo and Pueblo began producing knifewing designs. The knifewing became one of the first designs that the Zuni inlaid with stones.
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$138.49