Not available through Amazon or Abe books, only through the Heard. Makes sense… I wonder if it is a limited edition. Looking forward to it; I’m sure my first impression will be WOW!
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You can also get it from Four Winds! 
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I have this book too but I must admit I haven’t spent much time with it. I have a similar problem to yours in that I keep buying books about Native American arts and crafts and although I’ve read many of them, my reading just can’t keep up with my purchasing
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I thought I had checked with them, but thanks for the heads up! I’ll need to make time to spend some time with it once it arrives. Like you and @OrbitOrange my intentions don’t always coincide with my actions! I just love great reference books!
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Here I go again, hijacking Zia’s bird thread
. But it happens.
For those of us who love the combination of dark wood with silver & turquoise, take a gander at this pendant by Charles Laloma:
Supposedly, its a butterfly…but whatever it is I love it!!!
Let’s see, how many descriptors can I come up with…its simply a wonderful, spectacular, superb, exceptional, incredible, and beautifully put together tribute to this limited art form.
The photography is so well done and the large format pulls the reader into the warmth and depth of the silver. A must for any Native America art library.
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This is awesome! I love the drilled turquoise and the “forward” form of the antennae. 
The contrast is just striking.
It would be tough to come up with the appropriate words to describe such a wonderful publication. But I’d say you nailed it, @Bmpdvm! It’s great to hear you’re enjoying it!
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Hmmm … I know that Charles Loloma is unparalleled in his work, but yeah, no. This piece does not appeal to me. But that’s okay, there’s something for everyone!
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Except it needs one more eye 
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Opps, I should have stated the Bonhams source.
That’s the joy of it…something for everybody
. But, I truly love jewelry incorporating ironwood, or other dark wood, especially innovative designs!
This little guy makes me smile
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Thanks for bringing this up @Steve. Are you thinking somethings off because the hallmark does not appear to be 11 chisel marks? Do you think this hallmark was engraved? I agree the connected M and A do not appear to be separated chisel strikes as typical of his hallmark. Although somewhat concerning, I tend to believe Bonham’s. Certainly one should be sure before paying Laloma prices…Caveat Emptor. Thoughts?
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Addition:
I contacted Kim Jarand, head of NA art sales at Bonhams. Below is her response:
The signature on this lot is rocker engraved. Per Marti Struever’s chapter on Loloma’s signatures in her book, “In the early 1970s Loloma often rocker-engraved his signature.” This date would correspond with the acquisition history for the collection that this lot was part of. A well-known authority on Loloma’s works evaluated this entire collection around 2022 and did not raise any concerns about the authenticity of the pendant or any of the other items at that time.
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I’ve worked with Bonham’s in Boston and always found them to be reputable. The sale price will tell a lot but it seems they have good backup. I’m not knowledgable enough on his work to make any determination.
Thanks for making contact with Kim to obtain information on the piece. I learned something from it.
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5 editions of Bille Hougarts hallmark books and no examples of this “rocker engraved” mark are shown.
the name “Struever” shows up twice in the 5th edition
any other examples of this mark out in the wild?
any examples shown in Struvers book?
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Marti was the Loloma maven. Between Bonhams and Struever the credibility is as high as is likely to achieve. However, if someone needed further vetting, I’d think to contact Sonwai, as both his living relative and the longtime student and studio partner to CL.
Not everything made it into Hougart’s. Personal experience is also respectable and real.
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Wriggle engraved signature with uneven spacing? Hmmm…. The work on the pendant itself is lovely, but the rather uneven cadence of the engraving allegedly coming from Lolomas meticulous and practiced hand, the fact I’ve never seen Loloma use a wriggle engraved signature before on anything else gives me pause as to the pendant’s actual origin.
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“Experts” have been wrong before. I recall a seven figure Ming vase at a major auction house that was later identified as being from the Qing Dynasty.
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