Artists: Chee Keams (1922-2006) & Ray Poblano

Tribe: Diné (Navajo) / Zuni
Dimensions: 4 5/8″L x 3 1/4”W x 1 1/2”H
Stone: Multi-stone
Material: Silver

Not For Sale

As seen in the Elegant Vessels: A century of southwest silver boxes book (Pages 71 & 73)

This box top is inlaid with stone and is an example of a Navajo/Zuni collaboration. This is true inlay, in which cutout designs contain colored stones that were carefully cut and fit to create the desired image. The second-prize ribbon, given at the 1958 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, went to Chee Keams, a Navajo silversmith, and Ray Poblano, a Zuni Lapidary for this piece with the deer.