Lee Edaakie
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In
the 1930s and 1940s, Lee and Theodore Edaakie were employed as artisans
by C. G. Wallace at his Zuni trading post. Channel inlay and clusterwork
pieces that Lee made were collected by Wallace, and several were
sold at the 1975 Sotheby's auction of the collection.
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Lee
Edaakie (Zuni)
Bolo
Turquoise, silver, leather
n.d.
3.5 in. x 4.66 in.; 21 in. long
KMA 89.016.671 |
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Lee Edaakie
(Zuni)
Ring
Turquoise, silver
n.d.
.875 in. x .75 in.
KMA 89.016.748 |
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Ring
Lee or Jacob Edaakie (Zuni)
Silver, turquoise
n.d.
.875 in. x .75 in.
KMA 89.016.761 |
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Lee Edaakie
(Zuni)
Ring
Silver, mother-of-pearl, jet, turquoise, abalone
n.d.
1.125 in. x 1 in.
KMA 89.016.760 |
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Links:
www.wildones.com/wonativeamerican2.php?
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Sources:
Adair, John. The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths. Norman,
Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1944, p. 199.
Bauver, Robert. Masterworks and Eccentricities: The Druckman Collection.
Pittsburg, Pa.: Four Winds Publishing, 2002.
Schaaf, Gregory. Native American Jewelry 1: 1200 Biographies. Santa
Fe, N.Mex.: CIAC Press, 2002, p. 145.
Schiffer, Nancy N. Jewelry by Southwest Native Americans: Evolving
Designs. West Chester, Pa.: Schiffer Publishing,1990, p. 99.
Slaney, Deborah C. Blue Gem, White Metal: Carvings and Jewelry from
the C. G. Wallace Collection. Phoenix: Heard Museum, 1998, p. 15.
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