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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9575778, member: 2844"]Lovely ring Kiko. NA opal inlay jewellery is fairly recent, so unfortunately the maker is not in my books. Many ELs, but not this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Zuni were the first SW NA to make channelwork, and for years they were the only ones. Inlay as such is of course an ancient tradition in the Southwest.</p><p>Ca 1925, trading post owner C.G. Wallace was instrumental in introducing inlay in silver to the Zuni, because it was fashionable at the time. With techniques and styles that appealed to a greater public he hoped to combat the extreme poverty of the Zuni, and he succeeded. In 1930 the stone inlay developed into channelwork, and both techniques are still used.</p><p>With better equipment they were also able to make petit point and other clusterwork, which also became known as typical Zuni.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopi artist Charles Loloma also used inlay techniques, including mosaic and channelwork, in stunning pieces. He was inspired by ancient SW inlay. He was always interested in historic techniques and styles. His work influenced a Navajo artist, can't remember his name now. With the succes of the artist whose name escapes me, other Navajo began to make channelwork as well.</p><p>But it is still generally associated with the Zuni.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9575778, member: 2844"]Lovely ring Kiko. NA opal inlay jewellery is fairly recent, so unfortunately the maker is not in my books. Many ELs, but not this one. The Zuni were the first SW NA to make channelwork, and for years they were the only ones. Inlay as such is of course an ancient tradition in the Southwest. Ca 1925, trading post owner C.G. Wallace was instrumental in introducing inlay in silver to the Zuni, because it was fashionable at the time. With techniques and styles that appealed to a greater public he hoped to combat the extreme poverty of the Zuni, and he succeeded. In 1930 the stone inlay developed into channelwork, and both techniques are still used. With better equipment they were also able to make petit point and other clusterwork, which also became known as typical Zuni. Hopi artist Charles Loloma also used inlay techniques, including mosaic and channelwork, in stunning pieces. He was inspired by ancient SW inlay. He was always interested in historic techniques and styles. His work influenced a Navajo artist, can't remember his name now. With the succes of the artist whose name escapes me, other Navajo began to make channelwork as well. But it is still generally associated with the Zuni.[/QUOTE]
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