Navajo Silver Bracelet with Five Coral Cabochons [SOLD]
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- Category: Bracelets
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, coral
- Size:
5-½ inside end-to-end; 1” opening, ⅞” width;
Bracelet Size 6-½ - Item # C4643.109 SOLD
This Diné of the Navajo Nation silver and coral bracelet has a foundation that was blackened to provide contrast to the silver edge frames. Twisted silver wire tucks up under the edge frame. Five deep red coral cabs, shaped in oval form and domed, were set in silver bezels. Silver dots between the coral settings and along the ends of the bracelet complete the design.
The bracelet is stunningly beautiful with the blood red coral cabs and the silver drops mounted on the blackened background. The foundation of the bracelet is a silver strip measuring ⅞ inches width, which curves to rounded ends. Silver strips were added to the edges of the foundation strip to provide a frame for the artwork.
This silver and coral bracelet is inscribed with the name C. Begay, but we have not been able to find published information on the artist. There is a Calvin Begay listed but his style is unlike this bracelet, so we are not attributing it to him.
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Condition: original condition
Provenance: this Navajo Silver Bracelet with Five Coral Cabochons is from the collection of a client
Recommended Reading:
- Navajo Silver: A Brief History of Navajo Silver by Arthur Woodward
- Navajo Jewelry: A Legacy of Silver and Stone by Lois Essary Jacka
TAGS: Southwest Indian Jewelry, Navajo Nation, bracelet
- Category: Bracelets
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, coral
- Size:
5-½ inside end-to-end; 1” opening, ⅞” width;
Bracelet Size 6-½ - Item # C4643.109 SOLD
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