Little Joe Begay

CG Wallace came to Zuni in 1919 at the age of 21. Over the next 50 years he was decidedly the most influential trader of Zuni and Navajo jewelry. He supplied the highest quality materials to his artists and demanded perfection. In 1975 he decided to give part of his personal collection to the Heard Museum and the remainder was sold at a Sotheby’s auction. One of his silversmiths was a Navajo named Little Joe Begay.

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