I can read Zuni on this but the artist name is a mystery. Another mystery is the mark at the bottom. Is it a twirling log or something else?
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I don’t know about whirling logs; looks to me like the initials SS. And if that’s the word Zuni, it appears to be spelled wrong (looks like it has 2 n’s).
Could the SS mean Sterling Silver?
How about LAELE?
Looks like Laate to me; I’ve seen Morris and Sadie Laahte’s last name spelled this way (as well as other ways) before.
https://www.territorialindianarts.com/amp/zuni-sun-face-ring-morris-and-sadie-laate/
I don’t think this is by them; they always made sunface designs as far as I know, but it’s a potential Zuni last name this might spell. I think it does say “Zuni” underneath (the second ‘n’ @Ziacat is seeing may be part of the ‘i’) and SS for sterling silver.
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