Diné (Navajo) Sterling Silver Pocket Rosary [SOLD]

Kenneth Begay has been called the “father of Navajo jewelry” by art historian and writer Dexter Cirillo. He worked for almost 20 years at the famous White Hogan Gallery after which he managed the Navajo Nation Arts and Crafts Guild. From 1968 to 1973 he served as a jewelry instructor at Navajo Community College in Many Farms, Arizona where he influenced a new generation of jewelers. His work is regarded as some of the finest and most sought after of Navajo jewelers.

A rosary is a string of beads used to count prayers. A pocket rosary is a smaller version of the traditional rosary. A pocket rosary has only ten beads as compared to five sets of ten beads in a traditional rosary. This pocket rosary was made by Kenneth Begay while he was working for the White Hogan in Phoenix. It has ten small sterling silver beads in a ring with a crucifix on the top. The work is beautifully elegant. The piece is signed with the hallmark Begay used while working at the White Hogan. It is a very collectible piece by a very famous artist.