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Award winning Santo Domingo Pueblo master silver smith, Joseph Coriz, hand crafted this exquisite one of a kind double sided turtle design necklace. The item is set with a rare gem grade Bisbee turquoise clasp, with a gorgeous deep blue hue, and reddish-brown matrix. Twenty two hand made overlay beads are included with this piece with individual pueblo scenes, two with corn crops for growth and prosperity and solid 14K gold drops. The turtle symbolizes the life bearing animal who carries the world on it's back. On one side of this magnificent creature, a pueblo scene is portrayed with a bowl of maize (corn), lightning, stars, and gold droplets. Solid 14K gold is featured both as the eyes of the turtle, as well as towards the lower left corner of the piece. The other side features both corn crops, and the bowl of maize, with lightning symbols, and three solid14K gold drops. A hand for healing with gold, lightning, and a large gold droplet are featured as well. The bale of the item includes designs of corn, lightning, and water. The artist outlined the body of the creature with amazing skill and precision. The labor involved in creating a piece of this magnitude is substantial, making it highly collectible.
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Hand fabricated by award winning Navajo artist Steven Begay, this phenomenal one of a kind piece features rare, gem grade natural Nevada Blue Gem turquoise. With seven stones and hues of blue-green and golden brown matrix this item is collector grade. The artist compliments each of the cabochons with a shadowbox effect and precise intricate detail and overlay in sterling silver. Steven is incredibly famous for his unique and innovative creations making him one of the finest Native American silversmiths in Indian country.
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Award winning Navajo artist Sunshine Reeves created this stunning one of a kind belt buckle. The item is set with an incredibly eye-catching rare gem grade Royston turquoise cabochon. The stone contains brilliant hues of deep green and sky blue with golden brown matrix. Encircled with hand twisted wire and elaborate detail in sterling silver, this piece is a fine addition to any collection of high quality.
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Award winning Hopi artist Watson Honanie hand made this spectacular solid 14K gold over sterling silver bracelet. The piece features a wonderful variety of animals including a ram, wolf, elk, bear and buffalo brought out with intricate hand etched detail in sterling silver. All five of these creatures have sacred meaning in Hopi religion. The ram stands for strength, the wolf, leadership and authority, the elk, hunting prey, the bear is the symbol of physical strength, guidance, and protection, and the buffalo, winter solstice. An eye-dazzling background is also included in the piece with two mountain scenes, the sun, and pine trees. An exquisite one of a kind piece created by an incredibly talented artisan.
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With amazing skill and precision award winning Hopi artist Watson Honanie created a masterpiece. The item portrays an elegant wilderness scene in solid 14k gold over sterling silver. The wolf, bear, elk, buffalo, and mountain lion are featured in the center of the piece with the mountains, sun and pine trees on the outer edges. In the Hopi religion the wolf symbolizes authority and leadership, the bear is the symbol of physical strength, guidance, and protection, the elk, hunting prey, the buffalo, winter solstice, and the mountain lion power. Truly a magnificent example of the finest collector grade.
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Award winning Hopi artist Watson Honanie created this fabulous one of a kind solid 14K gold over sterling silver pendant. This beautiful piece features an elaborate corn design with the rain and storm cloud above. In the Hopi religion the corn symbolizes life, growth and prosperity and the storm cloud and rain is the symbol for fertility, renewal, and change. The artist also included hand etched detail beneath the gold, as well as a solid 14K gold bale.
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Award winning Santo Domingo Pueblo artist Charlotte Reano has created this museum quality 4-strand rare gem grade natural Nevada Dry Creek turquoise nugget necklace strung on handmade olive shell heishi. The nuggets are interspersed with coral, lapis and unique individually inlaid beads. In addition, this one of a kind piece is accented with an intricately inlaid natural spiny oyster shell pendant and includes a matching pair of earrings. The Dry Creek turquoise mine is now closed making this piece highly collectible.
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This elegant twisted wire bracelet is set with three beautiful rare high grade Easter Blue turquoise stones from Nevada. Hand made by Navajo artist Albert Jake this item is fit for any occasion. The cabochons include hues of light blue with both golden and chocolate brown matrix. Large sterling silver droplets are portrayed in between each of the stones, and small stamps can be seen towards the terminals on either side.
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This gorgeous piece created by Navajo artist Albert Jake features five stunning rare Fox turquoise stones. The cabochons all include a wonderful sky blue hue with golden and chocolate brown matrix. Elaborate heavy gauge hand twisted wire is portrayed around each of the stones and also extends the length of the band. Eight large and small sterling silver droplets are featured towards the outer edges of the item with small deep stamps towards the terminals on either side.
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This gorgeous one of a kind piece hand fabricated by award winning Hopi artist Chalmers Day features elegant detail in sterling silver. The design of the piece includes a beautiful sacred horse with a hand for healing on the body, several wind symbols, and a mountain scene in the background. Storm clouds with lightning are portrayed in the upper left hand corner of the piece and the artist made a very unique circular design outlining the portrait of the animal with stunning oxidation used to bring out the image making it very eye catching.
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This beautiful piece hand fabricated by award winning Navajo artist Jim Harrison features amazing fine inlay in sterling silver. The artist included a gorgeous moon and stars design with small sterling silver droplets surrounded by onyx and a hint of Sleeping Beauty turquoise with wonderful contemporary detail.
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This beautiful piece hand fabricated by award winning Navajo artist Jim Harrison portrays amazing multi color inlay in sterling silver. The item features a beautiful Yeibechai design with onyx, spiny oyster, serpentine, sugulite, Sleeping Beauty turquoise and Broken Arrow varascite as well as wonderful contemporary design.
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This gorgeous piece created by Navajo artist Derrick Gordon features a beautiful Pilot Mountain turquoise stone. The cabochon is an amazing deep green with golden brown and tan matrix. The silver work is stunning as well with sterling silver droplets hand twisted wire and a wonderful design on the shank.
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This amazing piece hand fabricated by award winning Navajo artist Jim Harrison features beautiful Kingman turquoise and onyx inlay. The stone is a gorgeous light blue with dark brown spiderweb matrix and is divided with fine thin strips of black onyx. The artist included wonderful contemporary silver work with flared edges at the center of the piece and a tapered design going from slender at the terminals to wide in the middle.
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This beautiful piece created by Navajo artist Lee Charley features an amazing tufa cast dragonfly with a gorgeous high grade Royston turquoise stone and five stunning deep red gem grade Mediterranean coral cabochons all set to outline the body of the creature. The Royston turquoise in this piece is a stunning deep blue-green with a hint of dark reddish-brown matrix. Tufa casting is an ancient process where the artist carves a particular design into a tufa or sandstone pours molten silver into it therefore yielding a one of a kind item. This process can only be used two to three times before the design is destroyed by the molten material. This is a much more labor intensive process than conventional investment casting which produces an infinite number of identical images.
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This beautiful piece created by award winning Navajo artist Charlie John features a stunning high grade Royston turquoise cabochon. The stone depicted is a gorgeous blue green with tan and brown matrix. The artist also included amazing deep oxidation used to outline the intricate contemporary detail of the item.
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This gorgeous piece created by award winning Navajo artist Gilbert J.R. Tolino features a stunning high grade Royston turquoise cabochon. The stone is a beautiful deep green-blue with reddish-brown matrix and is set flush with the sterling silver with a shadowbox effect around the stone. The artist used very deep stamp work with a traditional Navajo rug pattern design.
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With exceptional gem grade Easter Blue turquoise and unique ingot silver smithing this amazing piece is of very high collector quality. The item was created by award winning Navajo artist Sammie Kescoli Begay and is one of two pieces that the artist has made with this shape and style. The cabochon featured is a gorgeous deep blue with dark golden-brown, tan and green matrix. The stamp work is exquisite with extraordinary detail and is very deep as well. The bezel work is outstanding with a border of forty four sterling silver droplets.
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Inspired by the classic concho belts of the 1890's, this incredible one of a kind piece hand fabricated by award winning Navajo artist Sammie Kescoli Begay features two gem grade Carico Lake Spiderweb turquoise cabochons. The stones are each an outstanding lime-green with a flush of sky blue with tan and chocolate-brown spiderweb matrix. Sammie revives the classic tradition of hand rolling and hammering sterling silver ingot. This is a very unique and labor intensive technique.
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This magnificent one of a kind piece created by Navajo artist Derrick Gordon features an exceptional gem grade Pilot Mountain turquoise cabochon. The stone has incredible hues of blue and green with stunning reddish-brown matrix. The artist included the use of hand-twisted wire to border the stone as well as an arrow design pointing down towards the end of each side of the piece. There are also unique cutouts, fine stamp work, as well as eight large sterling silver droplets.
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