Pony Tail Holder
Navajo
- Savvy Price $385.00
- Gallery Price $450.00
- Title
- Pony Tail Holder
- Artist
- Navajo
- Medium
- Sterling silver and natural turquoise
- Size
- 2 11/16" diameter at base with 1" diameter opening. Stick is 4" in length X 1/8" in diameter
- Date of creation
- Circa 1940's
- Condition
- Excellent
- Turquoise
- High grade natural hard material from Nevada or possibly Arizona
- Description
- 15 pear-shaped turquoise stones deep blue to teal in color measuring 3/16" length X 1/8" at widest point
- Design
- Shallow cone shape is enhanced with stampwork. Bezels are hand-made with serrated edges.
- Provenance
- From the Jewel Box collection in Arizona
- Gram weight
- 29.3 gram weight
- About The Pony Tail Holder
Inscribed inside in large print "Linda" is the owner's name. This is often done by an Indian owner when pawning the item for a loan or (more often) for safe keeping.
- 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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