NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER BEAR PENDANT

Description

View NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER BEAR PENDANT with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Their silversmithing skills has evolved and changed throughout the years, and in about 1880 Navajo silversmiths started to set turquoise in their silver work. NAVAJO STERLING SILVER BEAR PENDANT. NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER BEAR PENDANT Wonderful Bear pendant made out of sterling silver.  (Chain not included)  A timeless beauty that you will enjoy for years to come.  Weighs 12 grams.  Signed   1  1/4” wide x 1  1/2” long 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. Condition: New without tags. Category: Jewelry & Watches › Ethnic, Regional & Tribal › Necklaces & Pendants. Brand: Native American.

Materials sourced from

United States

Country of Origin

United States

Ethnic & Regional Style

Native American

Antique

No

Signed

Yes

Sizable

No

Material

Sterling Silver

Metal

Silver

Vintage

No

Main Stone

No Stone

Brand

Native American

Jewelry Type

Pendants

Type

Pendant

Metal Purity

Sterling Silver

Customized

No

Style

Pendant

Tribal Affiliation

Navajo

Handmade

Yes

Wholesale

No