Navajo made, this handsome piece is entirely hand fabricated from ingot silver. The stamp "coin silver" is not indicative of silver content, but is related to a company producing silver jewelry for the early 20th century tourist trade. The owner's surname was Coin. At any rate--coin silver, especially the early silver dollars, were as good or better than sterling for jewelry.
This bracelet is beautifully ornamented with hand-cut stamping, a striking rectangular turquoise stone from the Blue Gem mine with a little cut out, stamp-decorated geometric horse on either side. The bracelet itself is cut and split into a four band shank and tapers at each end.
It is very wearable and in perfect condition.
Description | Navajo made, this handsome piece is entirely hand fabricated from ingot silver. The stamp "coin silver" is not indicative of silver content, but is related to a company producing silver jewelry for the early 20th century tourist trade. The owner's surname was Coin. At any rate--coin silver, especially the early silver dollars, were as good or better than sterling for jewelry. This bracelet is beautifully ornamented with hand-cut stamping, a striking rectangular turquoise stone from the Blue Gem mine with a little cut out, stamp-decorated geometric horse on either side. The bracelet itself is cut and split into a four band shank and tapers at each end. It is very wearable and in perfect condition. |
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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 Blue Gem natural turquoise |
Troy ounces | .61 troy ounces |
Size | Interior measurement is 5 1/2" with a gap 7/8" in length. Maximum width of cuff at center is 1" tapering to 5/16" at each end. The stone is 3/4" X 5/16". |
Date of creation | Circa 1930's |
Condition | Excellent |
Turquoise | Natural Blue Gem turquoise |
Provenance | Consigned by a fine collector of Native American jewelry. KW 63 |
Gram weight | 19 grams |