Turquoise/Native American jewelry

[alanfgag]

OMG that is awesome!

Thank you... I am very partial to these as well. They are very easy to wear. The Chumash culture was mostly destroyed by the Spanish missions in California. At some point I will have to find the right home for the three strands I've purchased over the years.

 

[alanfgag]

Here is a close-up of a double necklace of antique Venetian lampwork trade beads. I'm wearing them today.

 

[Sheepdog149]

A dash of turquoise gentleman[emoji16][emoji481][emoji1690]

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[alanfgag]

A dash of turquoise gentleman[emoji16][emoji481][emoji1690]

Very handsome matrix in that stone.

 

[alanfgag]

A silver bracelet by Sam Roanhorse, brother of Ambrose Roanhorse, who lived from 1913-1983.

 

[alanfgag]

A couple of recent additions to share. First is an antique Navajo three strand necklace of red and black Mediterranean coral interspersed with benchmade silver beads. Below it is a single strand necklace of matched 19th century Venetian glass lampwork trade beads.

 

[Sheepdog149]

A couple of recent additions to share. First is an antique Navajo three strand necklace of red and black Mediterranean coral interspersed with benchmade silver beads. Below it is a single strand necklace of matched 19th century Venetian glass lampwork trade beads.

The coral one is definitely me...nice addition[emoji108]

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[Sheepdog149]

Rockin' an old silver-turquoise stone cuff[emoji4]

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[alanfgag]

Rockin' an old silver-turquoise stone cuff[emoji4]

That's a beautiful piece... thanks for sharing it.

 

[Raul]

Vintage bracelet from the 60s

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[alanfgag]

c.1940

 

[Rosecitymike]

Picked this up today, ring by Navajo artist Will Denetdale. Been trying to find a ring for my middle/index finger for a while but needed a 14 1/2 and this fell into my lap browsing a store. Not sure on the turquoise—Kingman maybe? In person the matrix is more brown than the black it appears in the photo.

 

[alanfgag]

Picked this up today, ring by Navajo artist Will Denetdale. Been trying to find a ring for my middle/index finger for a while but needed a 14 1/2 and this fell into my lap browsing a store. Not sure on the turquoise—Kingman maybe? In person the matrix is more brown than the black it appears in the photo.

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Very nice... a big ring!

 

[alanfgag]

An antique narrow Navajo row bracelet and a necklace of 19th century Venetian mandrel wound lampwork beads.

 

[Sheepdog149]

copper-turquoise fused band...think the turquoise is Kingman[emoji16][emoji1690]

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[alanfgag]

Been shopping for the holidays... a few purchases:

Antique bracelet with nice Nevada blue stone - Harvey era I think.

Antique Navajo necklace, olivella shell heishi and turquoise with attached tied on jaclas (ear strings).

A ten strand Pueblo coral necklace strung with fluted silver beads and findings.

 

[handymike]

My post-Christmas present

Happy New Year Everyone!

 

[alanfgag]

 

[alanfgag]

It's been a quiet month in our Southwest thread. What I wore this morning...

An old ring by Hopi silversmith Morris Robinson (Talawytewa) with Cerrillos turquoise and a mid-century bracelet stamped with the horned moon of the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild.

 

[dh66]

Recent acquisition. Tests sterling, but unmarked by the maker.