NATIVE AMERICAN CUFF BRACELET. This is a gigantic bracelet. The turquoise are immense. The cuff is stunning. It is made by the NAVAJO artist LYDIA BEGAY. She, her family, have been making jewelry for generations and Lydia Begay has unlimited talent. She has a true Visionary approach of her jewelry. She combines colors with finesse, makes clusters with imagination. All, with the best selection of American turquoise which she treats with ultimate respect. She elevates the traditional jewelry to an Art. This cuff has something close to a miracle! The harmony of the two turquoise, the feeling of enlightenment it procures, it is just sublime. The 2 3/4 long blue turquoise has the amazing color the elders loved so much: blue sky. The peaceful sky of the most pleasant warm day, not hot. The little touches of tan seem to be birds, flock of birds migrating. And when you get closer to earth, you see the complex balance between the ocean, the land, the mountains. You can even see the light sand by the beach, the deep bluer water further away. And the stunning brown band of mountains bordering the turquoise, with an antique style hand stamping. Marvelous sky and earth.. And more than that, the artist made the miracle happens with an amazing cluster of intense bright turquoise around the sky. It elevates the sky to heaven. The face of the cuff is 6″ long and 2 3/4″ wide. The inside of the cuff is 5.5″ + 1″, for an ideal 6.5 wrist! But the cuff can be adjusted, carefully. It WEIGHS 183 grams. SIGNED by the artist LYDIA BEGAY, B. The item “NAVAJO LYDIA BEGAY GIGANTIC BLUE TURQUOISE BRACELET, Sterling Silver 183 grams” is in sale since Friday, July 28, 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.
- Culture: Navajo
- Material: Sterling Silver
- Provenance: BOUGHT FROM THE ARTIST
- Artisan: LYDIA BEGAY
- Tribal Affiliation: NAVAJO