Felix Charlie — Zuni Silversmith
Felix Charlie is a Zuni inlay jeweler. Gregory Schaaf's American Indian Jewelry I lists him as Zuni, born 1956, working in mosaic and channel inlay: bracelets, earrings, necklaces, pendants, pins and rings in silver, coral, turquoise, jet and mother-of-pearl. Schaaf records that he sometimes collaborates with his wife, Yvonne Charlie (Schaaf 2003, p. 110).
His hallmark
Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks records that he shares the mark with his wife, and gives it as Y. C., in etched script (Hougart 2022, p. 82).
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References
- 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.
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
- 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: Bassman and Bassman, Zuni Jewelry (2006)
2006 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2006, not today.
Bassman and Bassman (2006, p. 59) pictured an inlay pendant of a Thunderbird with Sun God, of turquoise, coral, jet and mother-of-pearl, made in 1991 by Yvonne and Felix Charlie. [3]
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