Alton Bedonie – Navajo
Navajo artist Alton Bedonie has been making prized silverwork with designs unique to his craft. By making his own stamps, Alton creates consistently one of a kind jewelry. Stepfather to famed overlay artist Kee Yazzie, Alton has consistently inspired the younger generation of todays acclaimed Navajo jewelers. Altons contribution to Native American jewelry has been to blend the traditional with modern insights.
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Over a decade ago a small pocket of gem grade spiderweb turquoise was uncovered at the Kingman mine in Arizona. This pocket produced some of the finest turquoise ever discovered...
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Sierra Nevada is a small hat claim located west of the Candelaria hills in Nevada. The claim has produced a tiny amount of gem grade material in recent years, typically...
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$2,200.00
This is Alton’s masterpiece bolo, created with four overlaid sheets of silver each meticulously stamped and filed. The first layer is finely textured and oxidized. The next two are stamped...
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$895.00
Harcross is an old claim dating to the 1930s. Located near Lyons, Nevada it has been mined off and on over the decades, most recently in the 1970s. Today it...
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Meticulously built with three layers of deeply stamped and overlaid sterling silver, Alton’s striking pendants are uniquely collectible. The piece is created with such precision that the lines of each...
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Damele is a small claim located near the famed Godber Burnham mine in the Austin, Nevada mining district. Over the years it has produced a small amount of high grade...
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This outstanding pendant features Alton’s expert stamp and chisel work. Notice how the stamping on each layer follows seamlessly with the design on the next. He has chosen a beautiful...
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In the early 1980s intrepid entrepreneurs from the American Southwest traveled to China to explore the ancient turquoise mines in Hubei province. They found quantities of high grade spiderweb turquoise...
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$1,195.00
This exciting and dynamic ring highlights the finest grade turquoise found at the ancient mines in the Sinai peninsula of Egypt. The mines which date back thousands of years were...
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$895.00
Alton has chosen a rare and striking Cheyenne turquoise to set in his signature ring style. The high grade natural gem is a beautiful olive green overlapped with with fine...
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$495.00
Sleek bright and beautiful describes these sophisticated earrings. Alton’s designs are original, honed over decades. In the center of the earrings are natural Candelaria turquoise gems, sky blue with flecks...
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Striking in design and elegant on the ear bests describes these fine earrings by Alton Bedonie. A beautiful half bead attaches at the top. Below a perfectly cut out dangle...
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