Sterling Silver Domed and Stamped Pin [SOLD]

There is much interest and beauty to be found among the artwork of the American Indians, as shown on their baskets, pottery, blankets and other articles used in their daily life and during their feasts and religious ceremonials.

One of the finest crafts practiced by the Navajo was that of jewelry making. Jewelry was fashioned and worn as a sign of wealth as well as a necessity. There were no safe deposit boxes on the reservation, so owners wore their possessions for reasons of security.

Pins such as this one had a real functional value as the Navajo women used them to secure their dresses down the side openings. This pin is simple and elegant and of the style made for personal use by the Navajo. It is domed and stamped in the traditional manner of older Navajo pins and buttons. It probably dates to the 1925-1950 period.

Provenance: From the estate of Transcendental artist Florence Pierce of Albuquerque who passed away in 2007 at the age of 89. She was best known for luminescent paintings made of pigmented resins on reflective surfaces. Her interest in abstraction began in the 1930s when she was an associate of the Transcendental Painting Group. The New York Times called her