NATIVE AMERICAN CUFF BRACELET. The NAVAJO artist TOM BEGAY made a true old fashioned cuff.. Because he is a traditional artist and he has been doing jewelry this way all his very long life. Of course you can reverse and play with the syllables, it does work as well! So turquoise rule Tom Begay’s life… The traditional Navajo sterling silver jewelry. And all these years he stayed fidel to this style. And there has been many moons. The artist has wisdom engraved on his face, hands trembling when he holds the turquoise and English almost limited to “Kingman”! But trust the man, he does know his turquoise and maybe more important he does love his turquoise. So he still does the impossible for the ordinary mortal, he takes a rough stone from one of his bucket and turns it into a blue beauty. He carves it following a mysterious procedure, buff knowing already what he will find and finally makes the final touch. He polishes the stone. And here it is. Wonderful blue marbled with thin veins, light tan color. The turquoise is so warm.. Looking at this stone you really understand the turquoise quality of rejuvenation and healing.. The artist made the perfect setting for this turquoise. A graduated double row of sterling beads. It is ultra clean. It has a soft quality to it, letting the turquoise and its aura shine. The face of the cuff is 3″ x 2.5″. The cuff is 6.5″ (5 1/4″ inside + 1 1/4 gap) – It is adjustable carefully, always! STAMPED and SIGNED by the artist TOM BEGAY with this PICTOGRAPH HALLMARK, THE ARROW FACING NORTH. The item “NAVAJO TOM BEGAY EXTRA LARGE TURQUOISE SIGNED CUFF, Sterling Silver, 82 grams” is in sale since Thursday, November 03, 2016. 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