Angela Cellicion — Zuni Inlay Artist Hallmark
Zuni · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
Hallmark of Angela Cellicion. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
The marks
One mark is documented for Angela Cellicion: C Zuni; O JC & AC; O AC; OC (shared with husband Oliver Cellicion) (documented period: 1940s+).
Angela Cellicion (c.1930-; Zuni). Active since 1940s. Mosaic inlay. Angela Cellicion shares the stamps with her husband Oliver Cellicion. Marks: C Zuni; O JC & AC (side-by-side or stacked); O AC; OC
About this mark
Angela Cellicion is documented as a Zuni silversmith in the T.Skies hallmark reference library.
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References
- T.Skies Native American Hallmarks Library — documented from the T.Skies gallery collection.
- Hougart. Native American & Southwestern Silver Hallmarks (2022)
- Schaaf, Gregory, with Angie Yan Schaaf. American Indian Jewelry I: 1,200 Artist Biographies, ca. 1800-present. American Indian Art Series, Vol. 5. Santa Fe: CIAC Press, 2003. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2003.
- Bassman, Theda, and Michael Bassman. Zuni Jewelry. Revised and Expanded 3rd Edition. Photographs by Gene Balzer. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2006 (first published 1992). Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2006.
From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003, p. 108) recorded Angela Cellicion as Zuni, active from 1942 in mosaic, channel inlay, stampwork and sandcast jewelry, signing OJC & AC with her husband, Oliver Cellicion, and the mother of Barbara Poocha; her favorite designs included the Sunface, Kachinas, the Knifewing, the Rainbow Man and Thunderbirds. [1]
Schaaf's 2003 hallmark index lists her under AC with two other makers:
“AC (Angela Cellicion, Alfred Chavez, Albert McCabe)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 99 [1]
From the Library: Bassman and Bassman, Zuni Jewelry (2006)
2006 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2006, not today.
Bassman and Bassman (2006) pictured a ring by Angela and Oliver Cellicion:
“Rainbow God made of turquoise, coral, jet, mother-of-pearl and gold lip mother-of-pearl in the 1980s by Angela and Oliver Cellicion.”
— Bassman and Bassman (2006), p. 14 [2]
Bassman and Bassman (2006, p. 59) pictured a raised inlay butterfly pendant of turquoise, coral, jet, gold lip mother-of-pearl and pink shell made in 1991 by Angela and Oliver Cellicion. [2]
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