Large silver cuff made of draw plate wire upon which is an enormous smooth bezel mounted King's Manassa's turquoise stone.
It is evenly marbled with a golden matrix. Rare turquoise from a "dead" Colorado mine matched with four crenelated buttons soldered vertically on either side of the stone, just after a twisted rope of sterling silver. The two round wires and three flat wires that comprise the base of the bracelet are each punctuated with a silver ball, one of which is missing on one side.
Description | Large silver cuff made of draw plate wire upon which is an enormous smooth bezel mounted King's Manassa's turquoise stone. It is evenly marbled with a golden matrix. Rare turquoise from a "dead" Colorado mine matched with four crenelated buttons soldered vertically on either side of the stone, just after a twisted rope of sterling silver. The two round wires and three flat wires that comprise the base of the bracelet are each punctuated with a silver ball, one of which is missing on one side. |
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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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Medium | Turquoise and Sterling Silver |
Troy ounces | 3.21 troy ounces |
Size | Interior measurement is 5 1/4" plus gap of 1 1/3". Turquoise cabochon measures 2 1/2" height X 1 3/4" width. |
Date of creation | Circa 1965 |
Condition | Excellent to very good, due to one missing silver ball. |
Turquoise | Kings Manassa natural turquoise |
Provenance | KW |
Gram weight | 99.6 grams |