Navajo “Robert Kelley” Sterling Silver & Ithaca Peak Turquoise Cuff Bracelet robt Kelley Navajo, This is an impressive vintage Navajo Native American Jewelry three Ithaca Peak Turquoise silver bracelet. This piece contains three rare Ithaca Peak turquoise. Check out those amazing silver works that surround the stones which inlcude waving patterns, ropes and leaves. Look how those leaves protrude out from the cuff, very unique technique. Ithaca Peak Turquoise comes from the Cerbat Mountains in Mohave County and is part of the Kingman mining operations. This beautiful variety of Turquoise ranges in color from a true light blue with a black spider-webbing to a deep rich blue with black matrix, quartz matrix, and pyrite inclusions. While pyrite is also found in other types of turquoise, it will usually be more of a brassy colored in the Ithaca Peak material, which helps in differentiating it from similar stones like Morenci turquoise. The highest grades of Ithaca Peak Turquoise are those with vibrant to dark blues and good pyrite inclusions present, and those with beautiful variations of blues with strong dark blue to black spider-webbing. Made by Robert Kelley was born and raised on the Navajo reservation in Gallup, New Mexico. Robt Kelley learned to make silver jewelry from her parents. Robt family stressed the importance of productivity and high quality work that have heavily influenced her jewelry style. He learned at a young age by watching his father. Around the age of 12 years, he made his first shank and shot ring for his mother. At the age of 15-16 years old, he was teaching a silversmith class at high school. Robt Kelley creates hand-fabricated, heavy stamp work jewelry like that of Navajos a century ago. He worked with Les Baker for 26 years and has won many awards for his work. Size bracelet is 5″ plus 1″? Gap 1¼x9mmwide weight 29.5grams great addition to your collection? This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American: US\1935-Now\Jewelry”. The seller is “joseeligogarciaciachino” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Liechtenstein, Kuwait, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malta, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Uganda, Luxembourg, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.
- Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
- Artisan: Robert Kelley
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Culture: Native American: US
- Handmade: Yes