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EARLY NAVAJO TURQUOISE BRACELET
EARLY NAVAJO TURQUOISE BRACELET
 
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Artist: Unknown

Circa: 1930's

Provenance: Private collection
Our Price: $1,400.00


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Product Code: GSNSC
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Description
 
This lovely early bracelet features simple stamp work, with a beautiful, aged turquoise stone as the center piece. The overall integrity of the bracelet in excellent condition. The stone is fractured but is tightly set in the bezel. The silver appears to be hammered.

It measures 1/2" wide. The interior of the cuff measuring 5 1/2" with an opening gap of 1 1/2".

Metal jewelry was introduced to the Navajo Indians by Plains tribes. In the mid-1860s, Navajo silversmithing began with the work of Atsidi Sani. The first silver jewelry-makers were Navajos living on the reservation. The practice of forming silver into objects of personal adornment soon spread to the Hopi and Zuni tribes.







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