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Jesse Monongya Opal Bears and Lapis Skies
By Lois Sherr Dubin
Photography by Kiyoshi Togashi This monograph is a stunning exploration of Jesse Monongya, one of the finest Native American jewelers today and a world-renowned master of painterly inlay. His jewelry is inspired by the southwestern desert landscape—the coral sunset shading into the lapis night, an opal moon and turquoise stars in a jet-black sky—and the traditional teachings in which he was raised. Monongya combines authentic concepts from his culture with cutting-edge materials and techniques. Through the qualities that inform his life—reciprocity, respect, and creativity—he seeks to communicate to the world at large. Lois Sherr Dubin is the author of Adornment: The Art of Barbara Natoli Witt (Hudson Hills Press, 2011) and The History of Beads: From 100,000 B.C. to the Present. Her book North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment from Prehistory to the Present is considered the definitive book on the subject.
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