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Silver & Tibetan Turquoise Key Clip

Navajo

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Title: Silver & Tibetan Turquoise Key Clip
Artist: Navajo
Medium: Sterling silver and Tibetan turquoise
Troy ounces: .52 troy ounces
Size: 2 1/4" height X 1 1/8" maximum width
Date of creation: Mid to late 1970's
Condition: Excellent
Turquoise: Natural Tibetan turquoise
Provenance: Consigned by an Arizona jewelry aficionado CC
Gram weight: 16.1 grams; Quick Inquiry Email Friend

About The Silver & Tibetan Turquoise Key Clip

This Navajo-made key clip is worthy of being called jewelry for your keys !

Most likely made in the mid-to-late 1970's using a traditional design motif and method of fabrication, the artist succesfully hand-cut a stunning rectangular pillow out of high grade natural Tibetan turquoise.

Only for a very brief time did this kind of quality come into the U.S. from China as part of their reclamation of Tibet.

Not to be confused with the dyed and resin infused chalk on the market, this material is the same beautiful stone cut into beads hundreds of years ago. Those beads now sell for $100 per carat !

This key clip needs to rest in a soft pocket or purse with one, precious key! It is truly quite special.

About Navajo

The Navajo were the first of the Native Americans of the Southwest to learn silversmithing from the Spanish. Most Navajo jewelry emphasizes silver, with turquoise stones used as an accent. Some pieces are cast in sand or tufa molds, while others are hammered, using a male stamp and a female die.

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