Dig It - 11/24/25

Wee Doggy Fellow Seekers, that is a mighty fine Zuni Antelope Kachina pin. I would say due to the high-grade turquoise and red spondylus shell, it is an earlier 1940-1950s piece. Now stone-to-stone mosaic work has a long history in Pueblo culture stretching back at least a thousand years. It was revived and commercialized by a trader named C.G. Wallace starting maybe in the 1930s but certainly becoming very popular in the 1940s and still going strong today. I don’t know who made this pin, but he or she was a master craftsman. You know whenever I’m out in the open spaces of the West, I keep my eyes out and on the horizon, looking for those furry white butt cheeks of antelopes. It is amazing how many are out there. If you are cruising north on I-25 just past the town of Las Vegas, N.M., you can really spot them on the prairie out there. Keep your powder dry, Seeker, and your eyes on the horizon. P.S. The pin is for sale, and it is a great one! -Lonesome