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This is a Fred Harvey era piece featuring the Zuni God, Knifewing. Here’s an excerpt from the Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry by Frank Hamilton Kushing:

“This curious god is the hero of hundreds of folklore tales, the tutelary deity of several societies of Zuni. He is represented as possessing a human form, furnished with flint knife-feathered pinions, and tail. His dress consists of the conventional terraced cap (representative of his dwelling place among the clouds). His weapons are the Great Flint-Knife of War, the Bow of the Skies (the Rainbow), and the Arrow of Lightning. His guardians or warriors are the Great Mountain Lion of the North and that of the upper regions. He was doubtless the original War God of the Zunis.”

The symbol, when stamped on jewelry for sale and trade, holds no particular spiritual significance. The piece, however, shows a great deal of virtuosity by the artist who made this piece over 60 years ago. Be sure to check out my section on caring for silver pieces like this.

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