THE LEEKYA FAMILY: MASTER CARVERS OF ZUNI PUEBLO
Albuquerque Museum
June 24 - Sept 24
Zuni carver Leekya Deyuse emerged in the early 1900s as the preeminent maker of stone figural sculptures, fetishes, mosaic work and figural jewelry in the 20th century.
Leekya, Zuni (1889-1966)
Frog carving given to Kenneth Wallace, 1930s-1950s
Zuni stone, coral, jet
Photographer: David Nufer
Courtesy Albuquerque Museum
Gift of Kenneth Alan Wallace and his children, Andrew, Aaron, Susanna, Megan and Glen
2010.34.4
Leekya Deyuse (1889-1966), Zuni, New Mexico
Leaf Necklace, ca. 1935
Silver, turquoise and coral
Length: 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm)
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Gift of Mrs. David T. Beals,
67-44/4
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