Necklace of Silver Beads with Simple Naja
Navajo
- About The Necklace of Silver Beads with Simple Naja
Silver ingot mill rolled into sheet, drawn into wire (some of which has been further hammer swedged for the naja) and natural, deep blue Persian turquoise, with black white edged matrix, are the materials used in creation of this necklace.
All the beads are hand made in two parts with a girdle seam. Holes are perforated from the inside before the halves were joined.
The naja is more complicated. A crescent body was formed inside and outside with "tri wire" swedged from ingot. A twist of two round drawn ingot wires fills the space between. Each terminal was hammered flat for the applied stamped fluted button decorations.
The bale was made in one piece with the tab upon which the bezel set natural Persian cabochon is set and appears inside the naja crescent. Necklace is on foxtail chain with sterling wire wraps and hook and eye.
Savvy Price $895.00
Gallery Price $975.00
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| Description | Silver ingot mill rolled into sheet, drawn into wire (some of which has been further hammer swedged for the naja) and natural, deep blue Persian turquoise, with black white edged matrix, are the materials used in creation of this necklace. All the beads are hand made in two parts with a girdle seam. Holes are perforated from the inside before the halves were joined. The naja is more complicated. A crescent body was formed inside and outside with "tri wire" swedged from ingot. A twist of two round drawn ingot wires fills the space between. Each terminal was hammered flat for the applied stamped fluted button decorations. The bale was made in one piece with the tab upon which the bezel set natural Persian cabochon is set and appears inside the naja crescent. Necklace is on foxtail chain with sterling wire wraps and hook and eye. |
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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 | Sterling silver and natural turquoise |
| Troy ounces | 1.86 troy ounces. |
| Size | Necklace length is 21 3/4". Naja is 1 7/8" height X 1 13/16" width. Beads are 7/16" diameter graduating to 5/16" diameter. |
| Date of creation | Beads are 1910 or earlier. Naja is 1925-1935. |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Turquoise | Natural Persian turquoise |
| Description | It is likely that the beads and naja were made by different artists, with the beads being older and consisting of a coin silver mix with more primitive finish (indicating only the most basic tools). |
| Provenance | KW |
| Gram weight | 58.1 grams |
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is Corinne Cain, ASA
Phoenix, AZ
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