A ZUNI SILVER, STONE AND SHELL BOLO TIE. Virgil and Shirley Benn. c. 1976...

Description

A ZUNI SILVER, STONE AND SHELL BOLO TIE
Virgil and Shirley Benn
c. 1976 depicting "the Morning Kachina," wearing traditional costume and grasping a bell, inset with coral, turquoise, mother of pearl, serpentine, jet and spiny oyster shell, dotted silver details, signed Virgil & Shirley Benn, Morning Katchina (sic), No.1

Virgil and Shirley Benn are a husband/wife team. Virgil is of Zuni/Paiute descent and Shirley is a granddaughter of the famous Hopi/Tewa potter, Nampeyo.

Provenance:
The Dr. Jack and Mary Ann Adams Collection

Height: 5 ½ inches


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