Sterling Silver “Spirit of Rabbit” Pin [SOLD]

Jan Loco is a member of the Warm Springs Apache tribe.  She began making jewelry in 1988. She has developed a method of making jewelry without the use of hand tools. After cutting the silver to the desired shape (with heavy-duty poultry scissors or something similar), she hammers it with a specially selected rock until she achieves the texture she desires. This is a laborious task, but she feels it honors her ancestry to use items of nature rather than power tools.

In this pin, which she has named “Spirit of Rabbit” there is no hammered surface, rather the surface is a smooth polished one with a minimum of textured design, including a cross which is her logo.  On the back is inscribed handmade J. Loco “Spirit of Rabbit” Sterling (see larger, second detail image - or click here).

Condition: appears to be in original condition

Recommended Reading:  Jewelry by Southwest American Indians: Evolving Designs by Nancy Schiffer

Provenance: from a client in Canada who inherited it from her sister’s estate.