Tufa Cast Sterling Cuff with Royston Turquoise

Navajo

About The Tufa Cast Sterling Cuff with Royston Turquoise

Sterling silver smelted and poured into a mold hand carved in tufa stone was then filed and sanded smooth.  Definition was refined and the design focal center was prepared for a single bezel setting.  This setting was made from silver ingot, rolled into sheet, then cut and soldered.

High grade specimen of natural blue and green turquoise, from the Royston mine in Nevada, was carefully cut and polished.  The free-form shape of the cabochon was dictated by the shape of the piece as it was mined from the earth.

About Navajo

"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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Cultures

American Indian, Navajo

Medium

Jewelry

Subject

Keywords

tufa cast cuff, Royston turquoise, Navajo cuff