Diné Silver and Turquoise Elaborate Earrings [SOLD]
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- Category: Earrings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, turquoise
- Size: 2-½” long x 1-½” wide;
made for pierced ears - Item # C4643.45 SOLD
This pair of Diné of the Navajo Nation turquoise and silver earrings comprises three sections—the design on the face of the post, the design on the section suspended from the post element, and three silver dangles at the base. The turquoise cabochons are a beautiful shade of both blue and green.
The pierced ear post is covered in a silver platform on which is a single beautiful blue oval and domed turquoise gemstone. Surrounding the silver platform on each side are a pair of silver S forms and on top and bottom are silver drops.
The main feature of the earrings is a U-shaped silver platform on which are five round and domed blue turquoise gemstones. Each turquoise is set in a silver bezel and surrounded by a twisted silver wire. The silver platform is outlined with silver S forms and drops. A horizontal turquoise gemstone is mounted at the top of the U, completing the connection.
Three silver dangles are attached at the base of each earring. The outer two are silver wire with a hook at the end. The middle one is flat sheet silver with a silver drop at its end.
Condition: original condition
Provenance: this pair of Diné Silver and Turquoise Elaborate Earrings is from a private collection
Recommended Reading: Skystone and Silver: The Collector's Book of Southwest Indian Jewelry by Carl Rosnek and Joseph Stacey
- Category: Earrings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, turquoise
- Size: 2-½” long x 1-½” wide;
made for pierced ears - Item # C4643.45 SOLD
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