Description: 1950’s Native Zuni Shell Frog Fetish Pendant By Leo Poblano (d.) Excellent condition. Provenance: From the Deborah Smith Klein Collection of Boulder, Colorado. See pictures for details as part of description. Measures: 2.28” long 2.14” wide 0.77” high Shipped with USPS Biography; Leo Poblano is widely recognized as one of the most skillful and imaginative Zuni stoneworkers of the 20th century. Little is known of Poblano’s early life or exactly when he started working for C.G. Wallace. He enlisted in the military during World War II. Upon his return, he worked for the BIA as a wildlands firefighter, but also continued making the stone fetishes and mosaic jewelry for which he is famous. It is said that his wife, Daisy Hooee Nampeyo, who studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris taught him the relief he used to enhance the stone inlay. His last wife, Ida Vacit, also worked the stones with him creating inlays that Wallace would then have Navajo silversmiths mount on jewelry and boxes. Poblano died while fighting a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest in California when a load of fire suppressant chemicals was accidentally dropped on him and four other Zuni firefighters. Biography by Medicine Man Gallery
Price: 675.2 USD
Location: Pawleys Island, South Carolina
End Time: 2025-01-17T17:54:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Origin: Zuni Pueblo New Mexico
Provenance: Ownership History Available
Featured Refinements: Zuni Fetish Carving
Artisan: Leo Poblano
Tribal Affiliation: Zuni
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Modified Item: No
Culture: Native American: US
