Hello Turquoise Peeps!
I’m hoping someone out there might be able to share some insight on a piece that’s been starting to grow on me. It appears to be inlay, it’s quite heavy and it is inscribed “D&A O or Q.”
Is it Zuni? What decade might it be from? And who might D&A O/Q be?
the “look” matches but the quality of the craftsmanship and the scratched in signature as opposed to the 2 stamped examples shown is worth researching this one a bit more.
This is the double hummingbird. Dickie would do the silver and Amy would do the stones. Dickie learned from his mom Ellen Quandelacy. I just picked up this unmarked one. Probably Ellen’s work. This design is also copied alot and some newer ones use machine made blanks. Yours is legit.