Sterling Silver Stamped Design Graduated Bead Diné Necklace [SOLD]
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- Category: Necklaces
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: sterling silver
- Size: 29-½” long;
1-¼” diameter largest bead;
¼” diameter smallest bead - Item # C4310C SOLD
This sterling silver necklace consists of 57 beautifully stamped sterling silver beads and an additional 8 very small beads too small for stamping. They range in size from ¼” to 1-¼” diameter. The beads diminish in size gradually, giving the necklace an even flow as it hangs. Each bead has designs on both upper and lower sections except for the four smallest ones at each end of the necklace. Silver cones and silver clasps are at the ends of the necklace.
These elegant silver bead necklaces are the go-to piece of jewelry that goes with everything. Strings of silver beads are seen in early photographs of both Pueblo and Navajo people. This necklace was very well made, the graduated beads fall gracefully. The necklace is unsigned.
Condition: this Sterling Silver Stamped Design Graduated Bead Diné Necklace is in in excellent condition
Provenance: from the collection of a Santa Fe resident
Recommended Reading: Navajo Silver: A Brief History of Navajo Silver by Arthur Woodward
Relative Links: Necklace, Navajo, Southwest Indian Jewelry
- Category: Necklaces
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: sterling silver
- Size: 29-½” long;
1-¼” diameter largest bead;
¼” diameter smallest bead - Item # C4310C SOLD
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