Navajo 1970's Burnham Turquoise 17 Stone Bracelet - Victor Begay (#32)
$1,875.00
Artist: Victor Begay
Navajo Jewelry
Inner Circumference: 5 3/4"
Opening: 1 1/2"
Total: 7 1/4"
Width: 7/8"
Victor Begay of Lukachukai, Arizona sometime in the 1970s, made this bracelet. It was bought by a collector from New York City as a gift for her husband. The bracelet sat in a drawer for nearly 40 years before it was returned to its homeland. We were more than happy to see it. Victor was a prolific artist in that period and produced jewelry of high quality set with top grade turquoise. The stones in this bracelet are from the Burnham mine near Austin, Nevada.
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Related legends:
Silversmith Work
When and how the Navajo acquired the art of working metals is unknown but there are reasons for supposing that it was introduced among them, or at least more developed and improved upon by them, since the time they have occupied their present country?