Silver Ingot Bracelet with 3 Pillows of Turquoise

Navajo

About The Silver Ingot Bracelet with 3 Pillows of Turquoise

Beyond comfortable silver ingot bracelet with three rectangular "pillows" of natural turquoise in three shades of teal. This one is strikingly tailored with two rows of rope pattern hand stamped deeplyinto the substantial thickness of the cuff shank. To either side of each of the three bezel settings there is a two wire rope twist and between each of these and at either end of the grouping of stones, there is a row of four raindrop beads made from hand-rolled silver "pattern" wire.

This is very early 20th century piece is Navajo made using a variety of techniques and tools to create a wonderful cohesive design. Of the three stones, only one has a crack following the matrix line.

The collector offering this bracelet acquired it that way and wore it for over half a lifetime looking upon its "battle scars" as "all part of its story". This cuff has always belonged to an adventurer and would gladly grace the wrist of someone with a few "stories" of their own. Some adjustment to its size can be made.

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

Navajo, Silver, Turquoise, Silver ingot bracelet