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Navajo

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About The Artwork

For those who love detail, this bracelet is especially nice. The wonder comes with the fact that just 3 stamps and a file were used to create all the ornamentationas well as thesculptured shape of this handsomely crafted Navajo piece. There is very little wear on this bracelet because it was "knocking around in a single desk drawer since before Pearl Harbor". The deep green, single natural turquoise centerpiece is very hard and has kept its high polish over the years without wear. The bezel is undisturbed and neatly embraces the curving circumference of this very high-domed royal hemisphere. This work of art, with incredibly fine hand-carved stamps, has been waiting 70 years for the right man or woman.

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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