Sterling silver ingot rolled into sheet was used for the fluted hand stamped buttons with copper wire loops on the back. The hoops are tufa cast, hand finished and decorated with a hand made stamp. Wire loops at top and for earwires are drawn from ingot silver.
Ear wires are new, made using traditional methods in keeping with the age of the buttons and hoops.
Beautiful tufa cast stamp decorated hoops are as fresh today as they were when crafted by a Navajo silversmith nearly 70 years ago! The antique fluted button tops have new traditional hand-made wires with a hook from which the hoop is suspended. (You may have another pendant you would like to use with these !) Feminine and comfortable, these sterling silver earrings go with you from business to pleasure--weekdays through weekends because timeless sltyle is always in fashion.
Description | Sterling silver ingot rolled into sheet was used for the fluted hand stamped buttons with copper wire loops on the back. The hoops are tufa cast, hand finished and decorated with a hand made stamp. Wire loops at top and for earwires are drawn from ingot silver. Ear wires are new, made using traditional methods in keeping with the age of the buttons and hoops. Beautiful tufa cast stamp decorated hoops are as fresh today as they were when crafted by a Navajo silversmith nearly 70 years ago! The antique fluted button tops have new traditional hand-made wires with a hook from which the hoop is suspended. (You may have another pendant you would like to use with these !) Feminine and comfortable, these sterling silver earrings go with you from business to pleasure--weekdays through weekends because timeless sltyle is always in fashion. |
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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 |
Troy ounces | .28 troy ounces for both earrings |
Size | Overall length from top curve of wire 1 15/16". Diameter of button is 3/8". Pendant hoop are 7/8" in diameter. |
Date of creation | 1935 |
Condition | Excellent |
Provenance | KW |
Gram weight | 8.7 grams for both earrings |