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Southwest Indian Art Fair
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"4 Seasons" |
Judge's Choice Award - Melanie Yazzie |
Courtesy of Arizona State Museum
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Description: Traditional handweave necklace (not loom-made) of white clam, melon shell, Kingman turquoise and jet. This weave has not been done since 1800. About this Award: This award is also called the "passion award". The Judge's Awards are designed to bring recognition to a work that each judge, independently, feels is outstanding. These pieces may have been overlooked due to the limited number of awards or because it falls outside other award categories. This particular Juror's Comments: Melanie admired this piece for the difficulty involved in its creation and its innovation. "The concept used is unique to this art form and I was amazed and surprised with the way in which the artist assembled this piece."
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