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Navajo Diné Sterling Turquoise Cuff Bracelet

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Navajo Diné Sterling Turquoise Cuff Bracelet
Presented in this lot is a Vintage Navajo Diné Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet, circa 1980s, signed. Navajo silversmiths are recognized for their artistic creations in a variety of forms using silver and turquoise. One of the first Native American Indian metal smiths was a Navajo known as Atsidi Sani who learned to form black metal from a Mexican blacksmith around 1865. Later, in the 1880s, J.L. Hubbell hired several Mexican Silversmiths to teach the craft to Navajos at his Trading Post in Ganado, Arizona. The Navajo Silversmiths learned to cast Silver in sandstone or tufa as well as produce hand-hammered work. This ring is stamped "EMERSON" and "STERLING". It features a large Sleeping Beauty turquoise cabochon in a bezel setting, bordered by a feather and floral design with silver beads. A beautiful Navajo cuff bracelet displaying a professional artisanship construction. Displays rich patina throughout. Measures 1.5"D x 2.5"W, 6.5" inside circumference including a 1.5"opening. Combined weight is 28.5gms.