Traditional Kewa Puebloan Artist- WARREN NIETO- Hand Mosaic Inlaid -Green Turquoise/ Apple Coral THUNDERBIRD Squash Blossom Set
Traditional Kewa Puebloan Artist- WARREN NIETO- Hand Mosaic Inlaid -Green Turquoise/ Apple Coral THUNDERBIRD Squash Blossom Set
THE ARTIST:
There's not a time that has ever gone by when Kewa Puebloan artist Warren Nieto & I have met, that I haven't been further educated about Pueblo culture & their centuries old Anasazi history that date back to 1500 BC..Who better to hear it from than the one who lives & breathes it!There's not much he doesn't know that he can't tell you about & it's these roots of his that go into the jewelry he makes.Each piece will have a Puebloan story,a meaning & it's almost like he "paints the story"about life in the Pueblo into his work...He is one of the most humble artisans I know & am proud to bring you his work!
THE THUNDERBIRD NECKLACE:
The mighty Thunderbird is the signature bird of the southwest & no southwestern jewelry collection should go without having at least one piece!
Made with an incredible intensity of colors,this Thunderbird Puebloan Squash Blossom necklace is a sight for the senses!The way the depth of the red bamboo coral compliments the green turquoise really makes one color to the other, stand out.There are accents of black jet & shimmery Mother of pearl that are used to break of the color pattern.
TOTALLY made by hand,Warren hand cut & shaped all the material & then mosaic inlaid them atop of a dark wood.Known for doing lots of "Kiva Steps" in his designs,you can see this not only in the Thunderbird,but the 8 squash blossom panels as well.It's almost a signature look of his.
The art is threaded through his hand made wood bales & lays in between baked Melon shell heishi,where he took the soft peach colored shell & baked the color out to make it a creamy color.The heishi graduates to smaller size disks as it gets to the closure which is topped off with sterling cones & comes with a 3-1/4" sterling extender.You can put the hook at the closure anywhere within the chain to wear it shorter or at full length.
This screams "Kewa Pueblo" who are known for their working with all hand cut stones & shells that are beautifully mosaic inlaid just like their Anasazi ancestry did many centuries ago!
I have much more of Warrens art I will be listing,so keep an eye out!
ARTIST: WARREN NIETO- MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PLATA DE SANTA FE JEWELRY
TRIBE: KEWA/SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO
ON BOTH:
MATERIALS: NEVADA GREEN TURQUOISE-RED BAMBOO COLORAL-BLACK JET-MOTHER OF PEARL-WOOD
METAL: STERLING (CONES,EXTENDER,EAR WIRES)
THUNDERBIRD SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE:
WEARABLE LENGTH: FROM AS SHORT AS 23-1/4" TO AS LONG AS 26"(WITHOUT PANELS & THUNDERBIRD)
THUNDERBIRD SIZE: 3-1/4" X 2-1/2"
EACH PANEL: 2-1/4" X 3/4"
WEIGHT: 150 GRAMS (5.3 OUNCES)
HALLMARK: ‘WN’ WITH KIVA STEPS
EARRINGS:
COMBINED WEIGHT: 8.3 GRAMS
TOTAL LENGTH: 2-1/2" X 5/8" (FROM WIRE CURVATURE TO BOTTOM)
DROP ALONE: 1-7/8" X 5/8"
HALLMARK: INSCRIBED KIVA STEPS
SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT:
***Because of the price,these will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement. If you're not home in the day & need them shipped where they can be signed for,please change that in your "Ship To" section before I create the shipping label**
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PLEASE NOTE:
I am not a professional photographer, but I do try to do my best at giving you accuracy in color. They were photographed with 3 different colored backdrops,so view all the photos to see any variation to get an idea.
To give you close up photos,pictures tend to make the item look much more larger than in actuality.So to get an accurate idea of how big these are,please either check them out being worn to get a rough idea (photos) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements.
