NATIVE AMERICAN CUFF BRACELET. This is a GLORIOUS blue bracelet.. With two absolutely immense and stunning turquoise! The NAVAJO artist TOM BEGAY knows about turquoise. He knows the old Art of traditional Navajo jewelry. He has been doing that all his life… And he had a long life.. As long as his wrinkles are deep… And his skin marked by the sun. He has always been fidel to the Navajo style. Navajo language is still his spoken language and Kingman his turquoise… And almost only American word! The man is wise, he made what he is so good at. A simple cuff with 2 huge turquoise… Which makes it no so simple but rather grandiose. The stones are large. Each one is 2.5″ long and 1 3/4″ wide. The stones are blue. The most ancient blue, the favorite blue of the elder, the Sky blue. A creative net of warm veining, bringing life to the sky. Illuminating the sky with a divine light. Tom Begay let not himself get lost in the beauty of the stones. He kept the same self sterling silver control to make the perfect piece, one worthy of the old times. The stones are set with the sterling silver twisted rope, then a half round. The cuff has 3 shanks, a twisted rope in the center, and a vertical bar. The sterling silver has a nice patina.. The face of the cuff is 5.5 long. It is 2 1/4 wide. The inside of the cuff is 6.5″ (5 1/4″ + 1 1/4 gap). It can be adjusted carefully. It WEIGHS 180 grams. The item “180 grams IMMENSE TURQUOISE Sterling Silver NAVAJO BRACELET, TOM BEGAY” is in sale since Monday, March 06, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Jewelry”. The seller is “bebebebe505″ and is located in Stanley, New Mexico. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Provenance: BOUGHT FROM THE ARTIST
- Artisan: TOM BEGAY
- Tribal Affiliation: NAVAJO