SUMMER GREETINGS 2026
Modern and Historic Southwestern Jewelry
Modern and Historic Southwestern Jewelry
1969年の創業以来FUNNYではカウボーイやネイティブ・アメリカンの素晴らしいアートを日本の皆様にも知っていただきたいという想いと独自の観点から『ウエスタンアート』として様々な作品を紹介して来ました。
特にネイティブ・アメリカンジュエリーは、今日では「インディアンジュエリー」として日本でも多くの方に親しまれていますが、そういったジュエリーの中でもより芸術性の高い作品を通し、それぞれのアーティストが歩んで来た足跡や時代背景など、是非実際に作品をご覧いただき感じていただければ幸いです。
Sonwai (Verma Nequatewa)
Hopi：Contemporary master jeweler
SonwaiーThe feminine Hopi word for beauty.
She is one of the foremost Native American lapidary artists.
"Often, it is the stones that tell me what to do with the inlay. I work with them to help them become what they can be."
ーSonwai
Raymond Sequaptewa
Hopi：Most imaginative master jeweler and Healer
"When I suffered a near death experience and lasting dreams that gave me quite a bit of inspiration in my work."
ーRaymond Sequaptewa
Charles Loloma (1921-1991)
Hopi：Pioneer of Native American artists
LolomaーThe Hopi words for beauty.
He is the most influential artist.
"In order to create valid art, you have to be true to yourself and your heritage."
ーCharles Loloma
Frank Patania Jr.
Italian designer,Modernist silver and goldsmith
His father is Frank Patania Sr.
"Frank Patania Sr. became the first and the greatest non-Indian creator of turquoise and silver jewelry in the Southwest."
ーClara Lee Tanner
Preston Monongye (1927-1987)
Hopi/Mexican/Mission Indian：Modernist silver and goldsmith
The leader of "New Indian Art"movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
"An old piece of philosophy given to me by my father and other men of the Hopi Mesas is,'If you can progress without hurting your tradition or your religion, should do so."
ーPreston Monongye
