Diné Silver Bracelet with Square and Triangle Turquoise [SOLD]
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- Category: Bracelets
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, turquoise
- Size: 5-½” inside end-to-end;
1” opening; ⅞” width;
Wrist Size 6-½ - Item # C4681.35 SOLD
The silver band of this bracelet is substantial in thickness, possibly from coin silver. The silver is stamped with arrowheads, serpents, floral elements, and ovals. The edges of the band are raised and stamped. The three turquoise cabs were cut in square and triangular shapes and mounted in silver bezels. The silverwork is from an accomplished silversmith. The turquoise varies slightly from green to blue.
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Condition: The tip of one triangular turquoise is cracked but is secure in the bezel.
Provenance: this Diné Silver Bracelet with Square and Triangle Turquoise is from the collection of a client
Recommended Reading: SKYSTONE AND SILVER The Collector's Book of Southwest Indian Jewelry by Carl Rosnek and Joseph Stacey, Prentice Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, 1976
TAGS: Bracelet, Southwest Indian Jewelry, Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Category: Bracelets
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, turquoise
- Size: 5-½” inside end-to-end;
1” opening; ⅞” width;
Wrist Size 6-½ - Item # C4681.35 SOLD
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