A Charles Loloma 14k gold Corn Maiden mosaic necklace
Charles Loloma
Hopi, (1921-1991), a 14k gold Corn Maiden pendant with mosaic inlay of coral, turquoise, wood, lapis lazuli and gold spacers, on a 14k gold and lapis lazuli bead necklace, each signed with maker's mark and stamped: 14K.
pendant length 3 5/8in, necklace wearable length 16 1/2in; gross weight approximately 49.3g
Literature
For a comparable example dating to 1985, see: Struever, Martha Hopkins, Loloma: Beauty Is His Name, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM, 2005, p. 178, fig. 228
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Charles Loloma
Hopi, (1921-1991), a 14k gold Corn Maiden pendant with mosaic inlay of coral, turquoise, wood, lapis lazuli and gold spacers, on a 14k gold and lapis lazuli bead necklace, each signed with maker's mark and stamped: 14K.
pendant length 3 5/8in, necklace wearable length 16 1/2in; gross weight approximately 49.3g
Literature
For a comparable example dating to 1985, see: Struever, Martha Hopkins, Loloma: Beauty Is His Name, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM, 2005, p. 178, fig. 228