Cochiti Pueblo Silver and Gold Raised Design Bracelet [SOLD]

Cochiti Pueblo artist Jolene Eustace is a respected master jeweler. She is widely published and has won numerous awards.

This bracelet is stamped with her hallmark signature JAE anlong with Sterling 14K, identifying it as the work of Jolene Eustace of Cochiti Pueblo, with sterling silver and 14K gold. The bracelet is composed of small rectangular and square brick-shaped images overlaid on a solid silver blackened strip. The silver units are textured and the gold ones smooth. It is an ingenious design and strikingly exquisite, finished work.

Jolene is a daughter of Ben Eustace (c.1920s-2007) of Zuni Pueblo and Felicita Eustace (1927-2016) of Cochiti Pueblo, both of whom were potters of distinction.

From Greg Schaaf's book we quote "Jolene A. Eustace-Hanelt is respected as a master jeweler. She comes from a family of jewelers and potters. She grew up helping her parents. In a cover story for Indian Artist magazine, Jolene shared: ‘I was eight when I made my first piece. I got an order to do 100 tie tacks . . .That was over 100 bucks.' She bought a 10 speed bike with the money. She added ‘Then I realized I could be self sufficient with my work as an artist . . . My work is my release. My work is my meditation. It's a way of going back to Mother Earth.'" [Schaaf 2012:207]

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Condition: good condition with minor scratches

Provenance: this Cochiti Pueblo Silver and Gold Raised Design Bracelet is from the collection of a Santa Fe resident

Reference: Schaaf, Gregory. American Indian Jewelry II: A-L 1,800 Artist Biographies.

TAGS: Southwest Indian Jewelry, Cochiti Pueblo, Felicita Eustace, Zuni Pueblo, Ben Eustace, Christina Eustace, Jolene Eustace