The bracelet's shank is split three ways with a nice thunderbird in the center. Bird is set with a single green deep cerrillos turquoise stone. A variety of hand-made stamps were used to decorate (arrows, lizards, feathers, chevrons).
This is a petite bracelet with distinctive design!
Description | The bracelet's shank is split three ways with a nice thunderbird in the center. Bird is set with a single green deep cerrillos turquoise stone. A variety of hand-made stamps were used to decorate (arrows, lizards, feathers, chevrons). This is a petite bracelet with distinctive design! |
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About the Artist | "Dineh or Diné are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. They are the second largest federally recognized tribe in the United States with over 300,000 enrolled tribal members as of 2015. The Navajo reservation occupies over 27,000 square miles of land in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Navajo language is spoken throughout the reservation with most Navajos speaking English as well." excerpted from Wikipedia
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Culture | American Indian, Navajo |
Medium | Sterling Silver and Natural Turquoise |
Size | Interior measurement is 5 1/4" plus 3/8" opening. Maximum height is 3/4", tapering to 1/4" at opening. |
Date of creation | Circa 1910 - 1920's |
Condition | Excellent |
Turquoise | Natural turquoise |
Provenance | Single owner Arizona collection KW |