Description: NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & INLAY HEART PENDANT BY CHELLE WILLIE Lovely heart pendant! This pendant is made out of sterling silver and is inlaid with Spiny Oyster, Turquoise, and Jet stones. Hand made by Navajo silversmith Chelle Willie. Weighs 6 grams. Signed (Chain not included) 5/8” wide x 1 1/8” long Artist card included The Navajos began working with silver in the 19th century, and began making things like buckles, bridles, buttons, rings, canteens, hollow beads, earrings, crescent-shaped pendants (called “najas”), bracelets, crosses, powder chargers, tobacco canteens, and conchos (for belts). Their silversmithing skills has evolved and changed throughout the years, and in about 1880 Navajo silversmiths started to set turquoise in their silver work. Traditionally, Navajo artists worked with jewelry techniques like repousee and stamp work, but today they explored in other Native American jewelry making techniques like Zuni inlay work and Hopi overlay work.
Price: 72 USD
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
End Time: 2025-01-03T19:16:04.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6 USD
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Restocking Fee: 10%
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Ethnic & Regional Style: Native American
Antique: No
Pendant Shape: Heart
Signed: Yes
Sizable: No
Material: Sterling Silver
Metal: Silver
Main Stone: Turquoise
Brand: Native American
Jewelry Type: Pendants
Type: Pendant
Metal Purity: Sterling Silver
Customized: No
Style: Pendant
Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Country of Origin: United States
Handmade: Yes
Wholesale: No
