Native American Turquoise Cluster Sterling Silver Hair Barrette Navajo Made 1564-HB
Native American Turquoise Cluster Sterling Silver Hair Barrette Navajo Made.
This is an exceptional example of traditional hand made Native American jewelry. Turquoise Hair Jewelry is in style now. This Navajo hair barrette features a traditional Indian cluster design made from hand cut cabochons of genuine Turquoise. This Turquoise has been set in the brilliance of shimmering Sterling Silver. Hand twisted Sterling Silver wire and hand made Sterling dots add extra character to this classic design. This Hair Barrette is 3" wide and 4-1/2" long. It comes with a 5-3/4" long swizzle pin. Stamped Sterling and signed by the Navajo Indian artist DLW.
Turquoise has been, since about 200 B.C., extensively used by southwestern U.S Native Americans and by many of the Indian tribes in Mexico. The Native American Jewelry or "Indian style" jewelry with turquoise mounted in or with silver is relatively new. Some believe this style of Jewelry was unknown prior to about 1880, when a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. Prior to this time, the Native Americans had made solid turquoise beads, carvings, and inlaid mosaics. Recently, turquoise has found wide acceptance among people of all walks of life and from many different ethnic groups.
We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.
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