Beautiful old turquoise row bracelet, Navajo crafted of ingot silver. This well-made cuff is set with five very hard, pale blue, natural turquoise cabochons--the color of a Siberian husky's eyes.
Ornamentation of the silver shank is done with varied use of a single hand-cut crescent-shaped stamp. Shaping and notching were accomplished with a file. Bent using a pair of pliers, one can still see the old marks that came through the leather or cloth "cushion".
Quite a remarkable bit of elegance coming from a world without power tools, lit only by sun and firelight. There is some room to adjust size.
Description | Beautiful old turquoise row bracelet, Navajo crafted of ingot silver. This well-made cuff is set with five very hard, pale blue, natural turquoise cabochons--the color of a Siberian husky's eyes. Ornamentation of the silver shank is done with varied use of a single hand-cut crescent-shaped stamp. Shaping and notching were accomplished with a file. Bent using a pair of pliers, one can still see the old marks that came through the leather or cloth "cushion". Quite a remarkable bit of elegance coming from a world without power tools, lit only by sun and firelight. There is some room to adjust size. |
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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 | Navajo, American Indian |
Medium | Sterling silver and natural turquoise |
Troy ounces | .77 troy ounces |
Size | Measuring 5 1/2" from end to end of the cuff with a 7/8" opening. Width of the cuff is 5/16". |
Date of creation | Circa 1890 - 1900 |
Condition | Excellent |
Turquoise | 5 natural pale blue turquoise cabochons |
Provenance | Consigned by an Arizona jewelry collector with a distinctive eye for quality KW |
Gram weight | 24.1 grams |