Bracelet with Single Trapezoid Turquoise [SOLD]

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Artist Unknown
  • Category: Bracelets
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: Sterling Silver, Turquoise
  • Size: 5-¼” end to end; 1-¼” opening; 1” wide
  • Item # C4069P
  • SOLD

A skilled Navajo artist used a myriad of delicate elements to create this remarkable bracelet.  A deep blue cabochon of turquoise is surrounded by twisted wire, silver drops, single wire loops and stamped bands creating a lace-like frame. The artist began by framing a trapezoid shaped piece of turquoise with small silver drops. On either side of the star-shaped drops is a curved spiral of twisted wire. Another piece of twisted wire surrounds the central elements. Delicately placed single wire loops grace the outer edge of the bracelet. This is placed on a elaborately stamped three-band shank. The lovely bracelet is unsigned and dates from the mid to late 20th Century.


Condition: The Bracelet with Single Trapezoid Turquoise is in excellent condition.

Provenance: From the extensive Southwest Indian Jewelry collection of a family from Colorado

Recommended Reading: Jewelry by Southwest American Indians: Evolving Designs by Nancy Schiffer

Artist Unknown
  • Category: Bracelets
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: Sterling Silver, Turquoise
  • Size: 5-¼” end to end; 1-¼” opening; 1” wide
  • Item # C4069P
  • SOLD

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