These modern Navajo earrings showcase natural turquoise punctuated by dark matrix, enhancing their distinctive look. Meticulous scallop-shaped stampwork dresses the silver collar surrounding each turquoise center.
Description | These modern Navajo earrings showcase natural turquoise punctuated by dark matrix, enhancing their distinctive look. Meticulous scallop-shaped stampwork dresses the silver collar surrounding each turquoise center. |
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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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Troy ounces | .30 troy ounces |
Size | 15/16" diameter |
Signed | "Sterling" "P" is stamped on back of each earring |
Date of creation | Circa 1970 |
Condition | Excellent |
Turquoise | Natural turquoise |
Provenance | Single owner Arizona collection KW |
Gram weight | 9.0 grams |