Graduated Navajo Silver Pearl Necklace
Navajo
- About The Graduated Navajo Silver Pearl Necklace
Sterling silver mill-rolled sheet was used to fabricate the eight sizes of graduated beads in this outstandingly well-crafted necklace.
Each bead is made of two domed halves, the silver of which has been stamp decorated in a circular pattern prior to embossment. Each dome required use of a hand-carved two part male/ female die. The bead halves were center pierced and soldered together. The girdle seam of these beads is of exceptional finish, consistently smooth and rounded.
Sterling bench cones were used with silver wire and hooks to close this strand exquisite Navajo pearls strung on durable foxtail chain.
Savvy Price $950.00
Gallery Price $1,200.00
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| Description | Sterling silver mill-rolled sheet was used to fabricate the eight sizes of graduated beads in this outstandingly well-crafted necklace. Each bead is made of two domed halves, the silver of which has been stamp decorated in a circular pattern prior to embossment. Each dome required use of a hand-carved two part male/ female die. The bead halves were center pierced and soldered together. The girdle seam of these beads is of exceptional finish, consistently smooth and rounded. Sterling bench cones were used with silver wire and hooks to close this strand exquisite Navajo pearls strung on durable foxtail chain. |
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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 |
| Troy ounces | 4.24 troy ounces |
| Size | Overall open length is 24 1/2". Bead diameter ranges from 7/8" at center to 5/16" at ends. |
| Signed | Attached tab "EMB" see last photo |
| Date of creation | 1970's - 1980's |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Description | These remarkable beads have all the beauty and quality weight of the unsurpassed creations of the legendary Bitsui family and its famous matriarch, Maggie Bitsui, who worked for C.G. Wallace where she met and married Zuni master inlay artist Frank Dishta. |
| Provenance | JMB |
| Gram weight | 120.5 grams |
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is Corinne Cain, ASA
Phoenix, AZ
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