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Navajo

Savvy Price $295.00
Gallery Price $375.00
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Title
Character-Driven Thunderbird Pin
Artist
Navajo
Medium
Sterling silver
Size
Thunderbird's wing spread is 3 1/2 and the height from its head to its tail feathers is 1 9/16.
Signed
No, this pin predates a tradition of signing.
Date of creation
First quarter of the 20th Century
Condition
Excellent
Design
Doming of the bird's wings and tail feathers yields a more three dimensional effect.
Provenance
Consigned by an Arizona artist who assembled her collection over the last 30 years. KW41
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About The Artwork
This excellent Navajo hand-carfted pin is decorated with hand-carved stamps. The design is simple and elegant with a nice balance. The pin has a "round head" safety closure. Perfect for shoulder, lapel or camp shirt pocket flap!! It is very well made and should happily live to grace apparel for another 75 or more years. Silver just gets better.
About The Artist
The Navajo were the first of the Native Americans of the Southwest to learn silversmithing from the Spanish. Most Navajo jewelry emphasizes silver, with turquoise stones used as an accent. Some pieces are cast in sand or tufa molds, while others are hammered, using a male stamp and a female die.
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Highly Recommended

Just received the painting today - WOW! Really outstanding, and the finest packaging for the price I've yet unwrapped!

Don & Brenda P. in California

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