Thunderbird Pendant by Anthony Lovato (Santo Domingo Pueblo - Kewa)

Artist bio pulled from the Medicine Man Gallery: "Masterful tufa artist, Anthony Lovato, was born on July 5, 1958. Anthony is the fifth generation of the Santo Domingo Pueblo. He is the son of renowned silversmith Mary Cortiz Lovato, and his father, Sedelio F. Lovato, a metalworker who specializes in casting and inlay work. Anthony Lovato was raised by his mother to become a silversmith. Mary also was instrumental in revising the traditional Pueblo shell inlay work in Santo Domingo. Anthony learned most of his skills from his grandfather, Santiago Leo Coriz, who was very adept at tufa casting, having learned it from a Hopi friend. Anthony’s tufa cast designs to bridge traditional and contemporary styles. They reflect his family’s creative legacy and Santo Domingo religious heritage. He is known for his petroglyph and pictograph symbols of horses and buffalo. Anthony is a member of the Corn Clan in his village. He is best known for his corn rings, corn maidens and corn bracelets, as wel