Navajo (Diné) Silver and Turquoise Bracelet [SOLD]

This bracelet appears to have been made from ingot silver, based on its thickness.  It is comprised of two silver strips, each with wavy edges, put together to form a single width of ½-inch.  Perched on top of the band are 10 oval and domed turquoise cabs, each apparently from a different turquoise mine.  The ends of the bracelet are decorated with twisted silver wire wrapped around silver dots.

The bracelet appears to date to the mid-20^th century, certainly dates before the explosion of jewelry in the 1970s.  It is a heavy silver bracelet of excellent workmanship.

Condition: as new

Provenance: from a resident of Wisconsin

Recommended Reading:  North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment from Prehistory to the Present Concise Edition by Lois Sherr Dubin