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Native American Zuni Channel Inlay Turquoise and Silver Necklace V & L Dishta

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    Posted 9 years ago

    shareurpas…
    (318 items)

    This necklace is so amazing and unusual, I just had to purchase it. At the time, I had no idea what it was I was buying but instinct told me it was something special. Indeed it was.

    It comes from a very respected family of the Zuni Tribe out of New Mexico.

    All skillfully hand made by Virgil Dishta Sr. & his wife Lena, signed V & L Dishta. Although the channel inlay is beautiful in and of itself, what makes it more unusual and yes, I will say rare, is the heart as a drop pendant.

    Virgils' father, Frank Dishta is famous for creating this design called 'channel inlay' which is highly desired by many serious collectors around the world. "Channel Inlay" is now known as "The Dishta Style" design, carried on as a tradition throughout the whole Dishta family.

    It's awesome to own a true piece of history.

    Thanks, I hope you enjoy this.

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    1. Moonstonelover21 Moonstonelover21, 9 years ago
      Sue, gorgeous!!!
    2. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you for the compliment and the love! It's been a while my friend.
    3. Moonstonelover21 Moonstonelover21, 9 years ago
      Sue, you should call me. Do u still have my number ?
    4. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Just fantastic Sue!
    5. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 9 years ago
      Very beautiful.
    6. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      I don't Lee. Ahhh, email still works these days...
    7. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you racer...love it too ;) I really need to go to the book store or library so that I can find more dependable information on the Dishta family. I've found a lot of it contradictory.
    8. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you for the love and comment katherine ;)
    9. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you for the love aghcollect, vetraio and mike! greatly appreciated...
    10. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Hello Miss Mani! Thank you so much for the love!
    11. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you for the loves melanie, Trey, freiheit, & valentino. Always appreciated.




    12. inky inky, 9 years ago
      Just beautiful shareurpassion!..:-)
    13. Vintagefran Vintagefran, 9 years ago
      Beautiful Zuni jewellery. Their silver and turquoise are superb. This is gorgeous, so delicate. I have a belt buckle, which was my mothers, bought in the '70s, made by Cheama. Very different style to this but also exquisite.
    14. Rick55 Rick55, 9 years ago
      Simply lovely Shareur!!
    15. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you inky for the love and comment!
    16. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you Vintagefran! Would love to see your mothers belt buckle!!
    17. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you Rick55, appreciate the comment and love ;)
    18. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you for the love Sean and kivatinitz
    19. Bluboi Bluboi, 9 years ago
      Absolutely lovely and so different than what I assume when seeing Native American jewelry. What a great find!
    20. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Very very nice!
    21. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you so much Bluboi for your kind compliment. Much appreciated and I completely agree. The plus is the signature to authenticate it!
    22. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you Elisabethan. It truly is so much nicer in person!
    23. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Thank you as always Mani for the love !!!
    24. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 7 years ago
      LOL! Hey Mary! I was just doing some research and from a google search, this item came up so I decided to take pictures of my pictures here. I think I deleted every one i had!

      You are so right about the signatures. And I am still learning more about this jewelry all the time. The creator of this style, Frank Dishta, didn't often sign his pieces I'm finding out and that's a real plus anyway because you can just tell they were made by him and he used natural turquoise, not much of that going on these days. I really wish I would have kept this piece but like I said, I'm still learning. It's said that a learnt lesson is better than a told one! So true.

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