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Leekya
Robert Leekya is the son of famous fetish carver Leekya Deyuse.
When his children entered school, Leekya requested that they take
his first name as their surname. All of his children (Alice, Sarah,
Elizabeth, Robert and Roger) did so. Robert and his brother Roger
and sister Elizabeth became silversmiths. His sisters Alice Leekya
Homer and Sarah Leekya (Homer) are known as fetish carvers.
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Ring
Robert Leekya (Zuni)
Silver, gold Nevada Blue Spiderweb Timberline turquoise
n.d.
1 in. x 1 in.
KMA 89.016.1023 |
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Ring
Robert Leekya (Zuni)
14 kt gold, silver Carson Lake turquoise
n.d.
1.25 in. x 1 in.
KMA 89.016.1025 |
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Man’s Gold Ring
Robert Leekya (Zuni)
n.d.
size
Gold and Lander’s turquoise
KMA 89.016.1024 |
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Links:
www.sedonaindianjewelry.com/
Jewelry/Leekya.htm |
Sources:
Bassman, Theda. Treasures of the Zuni. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing,
1996, p. 50, 51.
Bassman, Theda. Zuni Jewelry. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing
Ltd.,199,. P. 56.
Bedinger, Margery. Indian Silver: Navajo and Pueblo Jewelers. Albuquerque,
NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1974, p. 201.
McManis, Kent. Zuni Fetish Carvers of the 1970s: A Bridge from Past
to Present. Santa Fe: Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 2006,
p. 21.
McManis, Kent. Zuni Fetish Carvers: The Mid-Century Masters. Santa
Fe: Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 2003, p. 16.
McManis, Kent. Zuni Fetishes & Carvings, one-volume, expanded
edition. Tucson: Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2004, p. 84, 85.
Ostler, James, Marian Rodee, and Milford Nahohai. Zuni: A Village
of Silversmiths. Albuquerque, NM. A:Shiwi Publishing, 1996, p. 36,
71-72.
Schiffer, Nancy N. Jewelry by Southwest Native Americans: Evolving
Designs. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1990, p. 197.
Wright, Barton. Hallmarks of the Southwest. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing
Ltd., 2000, p. 102. |
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