SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Raymond Tsalate

Name
Raymond Tsalate
Tribe
Pueblo of Zuni
Classification(s)
Jewelry
Sculpture

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
SFIM24
FR P 305
WIM25

2025 Best of Show Awards

First Place
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Second Place
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Honorable Mentions
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2024 Best of Show Awards

First Place
Vc: Category 2104 - Boundary in Sculpture
Second Place
Vc: Category 2101 - Traditional Pueblo Fetishes in Sculpture
Honorable Mentions
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Portfolio Example & Materials Statement
Raymond Tsalate

Hand carved Elk Antler figures: Animals, Bugs, Human Figures, Katchina Figures Incised detailing, sanded, buffed with a wax compound and polished to a high shine. Inlaid with natural stones, shells and coral. Specialty pieces are embellished with buckskin, horse hair and domestic parrot feathers. Adornments are hand carved separately and applied to each piece as they are created- antler/shell feathers pinned with sterling silver. Shields and weaponry: shields are made of shell, antler or stone; bows & arrows, spears are fashioned with sterling silver and copper as well as cornstalks and cattails for Butterfly Maiden and Dragon Fly Maiden pieces.