Lena Tsethlikai — Zuni Silversmith
Lena Tsethlikai is a Zuni inlay jeweler who shares a stamp with her husband, Patrick Tsethlikai. Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists her as Zuni, working in inlay (Hougart 2022, p. 317). Gregory Schaaf's American Indian Jewelry I lists her as Zuni, active from the 1960s in mosaic and inlay jewelry (Schaaf 2003, p. 310).
Theda and Michael Bassman's Zuni Jewelry pictures an inlay piece of turquoise, coral, mother-of-pearl, jet and melon shell by Lena and Pat Tsethlikai (Bassman and Bassman 2006, p. 19).
Her hallmark
Hougart gives the shared mark L P T, engraved or stamped (Hougart 2022, p. 317); Schaaf records that she signs LPT (Schaaf 2003, p. 310).
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 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.
- Bassman, Theda, and Michael Bassman. Zuni Jewelry. Photographs by Gene Balzer. Revised and expanded 3rd edition. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2006.
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