Duwayne Waatsa — Zuni Silversmith
Zuni silversmith. Profiled in Mark Bahti’s Silver + Stone (2007).
Duwayne Waatsa, a Zuni silversmith, was profiled with his wife, Lorraine Quam Waatsa, in Mark Bahti's Silver + Stone (2007).
The Mark
No hallmark is recorded for this artist in our sources yet. If you have a signed piece, we would love to see the mark.
From the Library: Bahti, Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers (2007)
A 2007 profile, reviewed and corrected by the artists themselves before publication. Anything described as current describes 2006-2007, not today.
According to Bahti (2007, p. 194), though his family is known for needlepoint, Duwayne (born 1953) works in cluster style, a technique he learned from Lorraine's father roughly thirty-five years before 2007. [1]
According to Bahti (2007, p. 194), in the couple's joint pieces Duwayne did the silver and Lorraine the stonework, and on his own he tended to make larger bracelets and buckles, even concha belts. [1]
Family in the directory: Lorraine Quam Waatsa · Bryant Waatsa Sr.
Sources
- Bahti, Mark. Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers. Tucson: Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2007. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2007.
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