A pair of gem-set cufflinks, by Monongya


Single-sided, each designed as a textured disc set with an undulating row of cabochon gemstones including opal, coral corallium rubrum and lapis lazuli, to a T-bar terminal, signed Monongya, length of disc 2.4cm
|This lot will be subject to USA Fish and Wildlife regulations if it is to be imported into the USA.Jesse Monongya is a Navajo artist based in Arizona, USA. He assisted in the placing of historic and contemporary Native American jewellery in the permanent display at the Heard Museum, a private museum located in Phoenix, Arizona, dedicated to the advancement of Native American Indian art. He was also the artist in residence at the Heard Museum from 1986-1987, teaching and demonstrating the centuries old art of Navajo jewellery making.