17" c1940‘s Navajo sterling silver high grade turquoise pendant necklace Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa second quarter of the 20th century. Unmarked.. No significant issues

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26"-30" Vintage Native American sterling silver turquoise/Coral beaded necklaces. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. Unmarked.. No significant issues Selling the three necklaces shown, length shown in pictures.

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Vintage southwestern sterling silver multi-gemstone pendant lot/collection. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last half of the 20th century. . No significant issues Selling the lot shown in the pics.

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16" Vintage Native American sterling silver shell heishi turquoise tab necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. Unmarked.. No significant issues

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Vintage Southwestern sterling silver storyteller doll pendant/beaded necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. 24" long. Unknown/unidentified maker.

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18" Fannie Chavez Navajo sterling silver spiny oyster tab necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. Diné artist Fannie Chavez is known for her silver jewelry. She learned her silversmithing from her mother and great-grandfather on the Navajo Nation and has been active ca. 1971 to present day. Fannie Chavez (1944- ) Fannie Platero is the daughter of Mary Platero and Arturo Chavez. She is mother to Patricia Platero. Fannie‘s early stamps are Fannie Platero between 2 rounded lines, Navajo; FNE Platero, Sterling; also used F; now stamps F.C.

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Alfred Joe Navajo Sterling silver lapis beaded necklace shadowbox/overlay design. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. 16.5" long. Award-winning, Navajo jeweler Alfred Joe was born in Winslow, Arizona to Rose Ann and Robert Joe. Alfred learned silversmithing from his uncle Colbert Joe, at a young age. He also went on to attend college at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff. In 1972, Alfred Joe was making some of the finest chip inlay jewelry available at the time. His uncle Colbert Joe encouraged him to pursue more traditional designs. During the 1970s, he worked in his family’s silver shop in Winslow, Arizona, called “Little Squash” (which is the family’s nickname for the oldest son). When silver prices skyrocketed, the shop had to close, and this allowed Alfred to concentrate more on his jewelry making. Alfred Joe is known for his graceful, traditional designs, with a contemporary edge. He uses shadowbox techniques as well as stamping and overlay. Gem grade turquoise stones from mines such as, Carico Lake, Lander, Bisbee, Morenci and more, are used in his pieces, in addition to Mediterranean red corral and Lapis. A technique used in creating his signature rug bracelets is a silver dust overlay process that provides a level of contrast and texture to the pieces. Working in both silver and gold, his two-sided pendants are highly prized for their magnificent, gem-quality stones and elegant craftsmanship. Since 1972, Alfred Joe has won every major award bestowed in his field. Some of these include: Best in Show, Eight Northern Indian Arts & Crafts Show Best in Show, Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial First place, Santa Fe Indian Market, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001. Artist of the Year, IACA, 2001 and 2009 Alfred Joe taught his son Bryan, and his grandson Derrick Joe, as well as his brother Larry Joe, the skills for jewelry making. Alfred currently lives in Winslow, AZ, where he produces jewelry every day.

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Large/Heavy Wb Navajo sterling silver turquoise squash blossom necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. 27" long. Unknown/unidentified artist.

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RS Navajo Vintage sterling silver shadowbox turquoise squash blossom necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. 27.5" long. Unknown/unidentified artist. Very high quality handmade beads and nice turquoise with some pyrite matrix, possibly Morenci.

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Ray Tracey Knifewing Navajo sterling silver, sugilite/opal pendant/earrings. Great earrings and pendant with no issues, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No issues.

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Vintage Nieto Zuni #8 spiderweb Turquoise cluster pendant/beaded necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. 22" long. No apparent markings.

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Vintage Zuni needlepoint turquoise sterling silver bib necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. 17" long. illegibly signed.

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40‘s-50‘s Navajo cast sterling silver turquoise squash blossom necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa mid 20th century. 29" long. No apparent markings.

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Stephanie Medina Santo Domingo sterling silver multi-stone inlay pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, fairly modern.

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LB Southwestern sterling silver 24k gold accents cross pendant/necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, fairly modern.

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Large Tom Lewis Navajo sterling silver Royston Turquoise pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, fairly modern.

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Big Vintage Ornate Southwestern sterling silver cross pendant with turquoise. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. Unknows artist, possibly Native American made.

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Big Vintage EG Southwestern sterling silver cross pendant with turquoise. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. Unknows artist.

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Vintage Navajo/southwestern sterling silver pendant collection lot turquoise. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. Selling the 5 pendants shown.

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Larry Martinez Chavez/Elgin Tom Navajo sterling silver boulder turquoise necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. 17.5" long.

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Archie Ganadonegro Navajo sterling silver Royston turquoise spiny oyster pendant with beaded necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. 18" long.

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29" Heavy vintage Navajo sterling silver cone bead necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. No issues, selling the 29" necklace shown. would be nice with a hook pendant in the center of the two beads.

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Supersmiths David Rosales Navajo sterling silver opal/black Jade slide pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. No issues, including the 16.5" sterling necklace shown. Pendant is clean and retails for $600. What a stunning piece of Native American jewelry! This slide is handcrafted with created blue opal and black jade, a collection that designer David Rosales calls Black Beauty. The entire slide is sterling silver with openings on the back for a chain to fit through. David Rosales is from Gallup, New Mexico and is one of the very top Native American jewelry designers in the world today. He has assembled a very talented team of Native American jewelry artists to create each piece. This slide has an amazing amount of work and would look very elegant on an omega necklace. It measures 2" x 1 1/2"

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31.5" Heavy vintage hand stamped Navajo pearls sterling silver beaded necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. No issues, 31.5" long necklace. Necklace with illegly signed tag by artist. Extremely high quality set, handmade, hand stamped. Likely restrung due to weight.

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27" Vintage Native American sterling silver bird necklace turquoise heishi beads. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. No significant issue, unmarked.

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25" Vintage Santo Domingo Coral/shell heishi necklace sterling clasp. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. No significant issue, likely some small chips due to the nature of the necklace. Selling the 25" necklace shown.

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Don Staats Southwestern sterling silver cobblestone inlay pendant/necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa fourth quarter of the 20th century. No issues, 16" long necklace. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Don Staats (July 3, 1938 - June 29, 2020) was an acclaimed Arizona artist with deep creative roots. Many of his family members shared his talent; his grandfather was a potter, his grandmother a world-renowned Ukrainian folk artist, and his father a painter. Don began his career in 1958 when he opened his first art studio in Phoenix, Arizona. Since then, he has worked with many different media to hone his artistic skills and express his creative spirit. In 1962, Don moved to Los Angeles where he did freelance automotive design until he was hired by Carrol Shelby’s Cobra design group in 1963. Don worked designing signature Cobra cars until 1966 when a near-fatal car crash permanently changed his path. After a two-year recovery period, Don Staats returned to University of Minnesota and later resumed his art career in Phoenix where he reopened his studio and focussed on bronze casting, oil painting, and jewelry making. It was during this time that Don mastered his metalworking skills for which he is best known today. Don’s contemporary Southwest jewelry has been collected by art galleries, museums, and individuals since 1970. His work has been featured in numerous publications and has gained a following worldwide. Part of the appeal of Don’s artistry is his use of many rare, semiprecious gemstones, which he had been collecting for some 40 years. His love for the color, shape, and natural variations in each stone is apparent in his jewelry, which combines materials such as sugilite, coral, lapis, charoite, spiny oyster shell, and turquoise (including Orvil Jack). All of his materials are natural -- never dyed or stabilized. Don Staats hand-polished and placed each stone to create the unique, one-of-a-kind styling that classifies his work. A proud father of a son and daughter, Don lived in Cornville near Sedona, Arizona with his wife, Deborah, who is also an artist. He worked out of his home studio near Oak Creek where he gained inspiration for his artwork. Don Staats passed away on June 29, 2020 and he is greatly missed.

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Les Baker Shop Vintage Navajo sterling silver turquoise pendant necklace heishi. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa fourth quarter of the 20th century. No issues, 25" long necklace. Les Baker was a well-known southwest jewelry artist who designed and also made jewelry himself. Although he was Anglo he employed many Native American silversmiths throughout the years, most notably Fritson Toledo, the great Navajo artist.

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Large Vintage Navajo RSJC Sterling feathers/turquoise pendant/beaded necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. No issues, 24" long necklace.

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Large Vintage Navajo/southwestern modernist sterling silver pendant/necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. No issues, 26" long necklace. Signed Herman Owens, most likely a former owner rather than the silversmith. Very high quality turquoise.

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Big Vintage Royston turquoise sterling silver Native American cross pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. Illegibly marked, likely Native American made.

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Vintage Navajo sterling silver Mediterranean red coral naja pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed.   2.5" tall x 1.75" wide.  . Circa third quarter of the 20th century. No apparent markings as shown.

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c1950‘s 3 Vintage sterling silver inlay Deer/Sunface pins/pendant/charm. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century. Selling all three.

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Carmen Beckmann mid century Modernist sterling silver necklace, bracelet, ring. Solid sterling silver, extremely high quality as shown 17" necklace, Size 7 ring, 6.5" bracelet. Selling the set shown from the third quarter of the 20th century with no issues. Untouched estate fresh condition, I would be happy to clean up a little upon request before shipping. Carmen Beckmann (???? – ????) Carmen Beckmann sold jewelry from a shop she owned and operated out of her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico from the 1950’s through the 1970’s. Experts believe her jewelry was produced by multiple silversmiths and her hallmark affixed to the jewelry. Her work often draws on pre-Columbian designs presented in modernist contexts. She is known for necklaces, rings, pins, brooches, and earrings that employ silver and copper decorated with jade and other semi-precious stones. It is not entirely clear what role she played in the design of work she sold, but her mark on sterling silver jewelry indicates a collectible piece. anderas

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6.75" 14k gold/Sterling silver Gemset cuff bracelet, earrings, pendant set. Bracelet fits up to a 6.75" wrist. Weight and measurements in pictures, solid 14k gold accents on sterling silver no issues.. No apparent markings, gemstones untested but I believe they are all natural as it‘s a quality set. anderas

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Daniel Benally Navajo sterling silver spiderweb turquoise necklace pendant. Circa fourth quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Very well made, no issues.

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Fannie Chavez Navajo sterling silver high grade turquoise modernist necklace. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. 27" long necklace, other measurements in pictures. Diné artist Fannie Chavez is known for her silver jewelry. She learned her silversmithing from her mother and great-grandfather on the Navajo Nation and has been active ca. 1971 to present day. Fannie Chavez (1944- ) Fannie Platero is the daughter of Mary Platero and Arturo Chavez. She is mother to Patricia Platero. Fannie‘s early stamps are Fannie Platero between 2 rounded lines, Navajo; FNE Platero, Sterling; also used F; now stamps F.C.

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40‘s-50‘s vintage Zuni turquoise inlay Butterfly form necklace sterling silver. Circa second quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. 17.5" long necklace, other measurements in pictures.

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33" Vintage cultured pearl necklace on hand knotted silk. Weight and measurements in pictures. Real vintage organic pearls, not plastic. From the third quarter of the 20th century.

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23" Vintage Navajo pearls sterling silver beaded tube necklace . Solid sterling silver beads tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa last quarter of the 20th century. Very high quality with no detectable markings.

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39" Vintage Navajo pearls sterling silver beaded necklace. Circa third quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Very well made, handmade beads, replacement clasp that I did not notice until after it was photographed.

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Vintage 40‘s-50‘s Zuni sterling silver turquoise petit point cluster necklace. Circa second quarter of the 20th century to mid 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues or markings. 19" long with weight and other measurements in pictures.

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Vintage 40‘s-50‘s Zuni sterling silver multi-stone inlay antelope necklace. Circa second quarter of the 20th century to mid 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues or markings. 14" long with weight and other measurements in pictures.

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Native American Lone Mountain turquoise modernist sterling silver pendant/pin. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures, circa third quarter of the 20th century. some surface wear to stone, unidentified hallmark.

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Michael Horse-Yaqui 14k gold, sugilite, coral yei pendant/necklace . Circa last quarter of the 20th century with no apparent issues. Tested and guaranteed solid 14k gold with weight and measurements in pictures. 18" necklace. Necklace marked 14k, original to this piece and made by Michael Horse. There was another silver pieces in this collection with a silver necklace of similar construction made by the same artist. Michael Horse, of Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni, European and Hispanic descent, was born Michael Heinrich Horse in a place he calls “near Tucson”. He moved to Los Angeles,“the biggest urban Indian community in the U.S.,” when he was ten. There, Navajo, Cheyenne, and Sioux families surrounded him. He participated in the ceremonial dances at intertribal powwows from an early age. Not surprisingly, given his network of resources and diverse tribal bonds, Horse turned out to be a “polymath”, mastering several traditional artistic disciplines. He learned jewelry-making from his uncles. His mother trained him in the flat style of painting promoted by Dorothy Dunn at the Santa Fe Indian School. She was also a potter and a kachina carver. As a young man, he studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe with the painter Fritz Scholder, the stone sculptor Allen Houser, and the potter-turned-jewelry-maker Charles Loloma. Horse built a successful career as a sculptor and jewelry-maker himself, working the fairs, markets, and Native American arts festivals. Michael learned how to make jewelry from family and other native artists who were kind enough to teach him. He had seen jewelry being made from the time he was a child. He says, “In my early silversmith career, I liked to make larger pieces, large silver bolos, horse bridals, and actual handmade silver sculptures. Someday, I hope to have time to go back and reexamine these pieces and do similar work again.” “As long as I have been doing this,” Michael says, “I still never run out of inspiration or innovation in what can be done with this art form. Nature and spirituality are constant influences in my work. I am also inspired by non-Native artists such as Picasso and Michaelangelo, and I am inspired deeply by political artists, those who use their work to inspire others such as Diego Rivera.” “I’m finding now that from my travel among other native cultures that I am starting to use images that I did not grow up with. I am inspired by other tribal artists. From the plains to South America to Africa, I’m finding that there are similar patterns among indigenous people around the world and that it is indeed a very small place. It is a place with similarities among us indigenous people that don’t seem to be accidental. Michael had always been moved by the older kachina jewelry that had been made in the 1940s. These older pieces have inspired him to make amazingly detailed kachina bolos, earrings, and pendants. During the Southwest Museum’s 20 year retrospective of his work, he realized that had not taken many photos of his work over his career. He had to try to round up pieces from collectors for the show. Upon seeing the body of his work, he realized the subtle changes it was going through as the years passed. He was also surprised to realize that some of his early work was as interesting as his new work. “I go back and forth in my work, from the traditional to the contemporary, and I learn on this journey how the both are connected. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a jeweler is when I meet someone for the first time who owns a piece of my art, and they tell me how much they enjoy it and how many compliments they receive when they wear it. To me, that is a feeling like no other.” Then, Horse made a discovery that shifted his orientation as an artist: ledger art. “I have always been into arts. The acting was something that I had an opportunity to do. Art is my passion; it‘s my life. I grew up doing jewelry. I used to work for the Heye Foundation at the Museum of the American Indian in New York and when no one was looking I used to go sneak and look at stuff. That was where I first found this tribal art, the ledger art that I do. I was fascinated that first time I saw it and thought this is my history. Even though this was a plains style I knew that this was the way that all of us had recorded our history at one time. I used to just do this because I was a fan of the art form but now I am pretty much an authority on this art form. The last few years of doing this I thought to myself wherever you physically and culturally repressed people, this art exists. I am trying to put together an exhibition for the Smithsonian about the artwork that comes out of internment camps. The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles has a lot of drawings, similar to the ledger art, from the concentration camps. Similar works also exist from times of slavery in the South, on Angel Island, and now from Darfur. In this country, the name itself hints at the history of this art form, which originated in the 1800s. Plains Indians, confined to reservations and deprived of the animal hides that served as supports for traditional painting, continued to make paintings using whatever materials they could find. Discarded sheets from the ledger books in which the white men kept track of their accounts were in abundant supply. These pages served as surfaces on which to preserve traditional stories and record contemporary events. As a painter Michael Horse has brought reinvigorated inspiration to the traditional Native American style of “ledger art.” In the reservation era, as the practice of painting on buffalo hides became impossible, any “canvas” readily available took its place with various scrap papers such as book pages, old letters, maps and ledger books becoming background for visual recollections of heroic battles, scenes of ceremony, hunting and daily life. Newer implements such as crayons, colored pencils and water-colors allowed for a new breadth of detail. This traditional folk art was very free-flowing, Michael Horse points out, incorporating symbols and movement, almost like a film scene with images leading right off the pages in a very uncontained style. Having had the opportunity to see many of the old, original ledger drawings through his work with museums, Michael Horse explains its pull on him: “I knew this was my history book, coming from my point of view.” Moved by the creativity and resourcefulness of his ancestors under such oppressive conditions, Horse undertook to reconceive ledger art as a contemporary genre. He continues to work in silver and stone, but his study of ledger art and output in the genre has made him a leading figure the field of contemporary painting and a source of inspiration for other artists and cultural producers. “I don’t copy,” he clarifies, “or imitate traditional material.” Rather he employs a traditional formal vocabulary to speak about the past in the present tense and shed light on cultural continuities. He tracks down old documents to use as canvases: maps, marriage certificates, pages from ledgers and hymnals. He outlines his figures in black against this background and fills in the outlined forms with bright planes of color. A rider gallops astride a green horse amidst a herd of buffalo. Warriors charge into battle. Clans gather to celebrate a feast day. The figures are stylized and iconic. The dynamic compositions have an uneasy relationship to the page, as if resisting containment within its bounds. Man and beast are inscribed against a ground signifying extinction and interment — but they are light, swift, full of vitality. Many of the paintings bear biting titles: We Are Still Here, Don’t Take My Picture, This Land Is Your Land. He is very proud of the paths that Native art have taken, as well as the path that it is moving toward with younger artists. He himself was inspired by some of his peers, and hopes that someday younger people might learn from and be inspired by some of his work. A true modern day renaissance man, Michael is a jeweler, actor, stunt man, sculptor, painter and activist. As an actor, he has appeared in many movies and on television, including Twin Peaks, Passenger 57, Lakota Woman, and the CBC Canadian series, North of 60. His works of art have been shown in galleries throughout the world, and are currently available at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana, Kiva Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, and Gathe Tribes Gallery in Albany, California. He says that, “If somebody asked me how I would like to end my career, I would say I would like it to end with inspiring younger artists. I’m very interested in our youth. In the last few years, I’ve become involved with working with inner city and rural native youth, hoping that I might be able to steer them toward a more positive and creative path.”

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Michael Horse-Yaqui Sterling silver inlay Kachina pendant beaded necklace. Circa last quarter of the 20th century with no apparent issues. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures. Turquoise, sugilite and a few different types of high grade coral. This necklace though not signed by the artist was made by him. Michael Horse, of Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni, European and Hispanic descent, was born Michael Heinrich Horse in a place he calls “near Tucson”. He moved to Los Angeles,“the biggest urban Indian community in the U.S.,” when he was ten. There, Navajo, Cheyenne, and Sioux families surrounded him. He participated in the ceremonial dances at intertribal powwows from an early age. Not surprisingly, given his network of resources and diverse tribal bonds, Horse turned out to be a “polymath”, mastering several traditional artistic disciplines. He learned jewelry-making from his uncles. His mother trained him in the flat style of painting promoted by Dorothy Dunn at the Santa Fe Indian School. She was also a potter and a kachina carver. As a young man, he studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe with the painter Fritz Scholder, the stone sculptor Allen Houser, and the potter-turned-jewelry-maker Charles Loloma. Horse built a successful career as a sculptor and jewelry-maker himself, working the fairs, markets, and Native American arts festivals. Michael learned how to make jewelry from family and other native artists who were kind enough to teach him. He had seen jewelry being made from the time he was a child. He says, “In my early silversmith career, I liked to make larger pieces, large silver bolos, horse bridals, and actual handmade silver sculptures. Someday, I hope to have time to go back and reexamine these pieces and do similar work again.” “As long as I have been doing this,” Michael says, “I still never run out of inspiration or innovation in what can be done with this art form. Nature and spirituality are constant influences in my work. I am also inspired by non-Native artists such as Picasso and Michaelangelo, and I am inspired deeply by political artists, those who use their work to inspire others such as Diego Rivera.” “I’m finding now that from my travel among other native cultures that I am starting to use images that I did not grow up with. I am inspired by other tribal artists. From the plains to South America to Africa, I’m finding that there are similar patterns among indigenous people around the world and that it is indeed a very small place. It is a place with similarities among us indigenous people that don’t seem to be accidental. Michael had always been moved by the older kachina jewelry that had been made in the 1940s. These older pieces have inspired him to make amazingly detailed kachina bolos, earrings, and pendants. During the Southwest Museum’s 20 year retrospective of his work, he realized that had not taken many photos of his work over his career. He had to try to round up pieces from collectors for the show. Upon seeing the body of his work, he realized the subtle changes it was going through as the years passed. He was also surprised to realize that some of his early work was as interesting as his new work. “I go back and forth in my work, from the traditional to the contemporary, and I learn on this journey how the both are connected. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a jeweler is when I meet someone for the first time who owns a piece of my art, and they tell me how much they enjoy it and how many compliments they receive when they wear it. To me, that is a feeling like no other.” Then, Horse made a discovery that shifted his orientation as an artist: ledger art. “I have always been into arts. The acting was something that I had an opportunity to do. Art is my passion; it‘s my life. I grew up doing jewelry. I used to work for the Heye Foundation at the Museum of the American Indian in New York and when no one was looking I used to go sneak and look at stuff. That was where I first found this tribal art, the ledger art that I do. I was fascinated that first time I saw it and thought this is my history. Even though this was a plains style I knew that this was the way that all of us had recorded our history at one time. I used to just do this because I was a fan of the art form but now I am pretty much an authority on this art form. The last few years of doing this I thought to myself wherever you physically and culturally repressed people, this art exists. I am trying to put together an exhibition for the Smithsonian about the artwork that comes out of internment camps. The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles has a lot of drawings, similar to the ledger art, from the concentration camps. Similar works also exist from times of slavery in the South, on Angel Island, and now from Darfur. In this country, the name itself hints at the history of this art form, which originated in the 1800s. Plains Indians, confined to reservations and deprived of the animal hides that served as supports for traditional painting, continued to make paintings using whatever materials they could find. Discarded sheets from the ledger books in which the white men kept track of their accounts were in abundant supply. These pages served as surfaces on which to preserve traditional stories and record contemporary events. As a painter Michael Horse has brought reinvigorated inspiration to the traditional Native American style of “ledger art.” In the reservation era, as the practice of painting on buffalo hides became impossible, any “canvas” readily available took its place with various scrap papers such as book pages, old letters, maps and ledger books becoming background for visual recollections of heroic battles, scenes of ceremony, hunting and daily life. Newer implements such as crayons, colored pencils and water-colors allowed for a new breadth of detail. This traditional folk art was very free-flowing, Michael Horse points out, incorporating symbols and movement, almost like a film scene with images leading right off the pages in a very uncontained style. Having had the opportunity to see many of the old, original ledger drawings through his work with museums, Michael Horse explains its pull on him: “I knew this was my history book, coming from my point of view.” Moved by the creativity and resourcefulness of his ancestors under such oppressive conditions, Horse undertook to reconceive ledger art as a contemporary genre. He continues to work in silver and stone, but his study of ledger art and output in the genre has made him a leading figure the field of contemporary painting and a source of inspiration for other artists and cultural producers. “I don’t copy,” he clarifies, “or imitate traditional material.” Rather he employs a traditional formal vocabulary to speak about the past in the present tense and shed light on cultural continuities. He tracks down old documents to use as canvases: maps, marriage certificates, pages from ledgers and hymnals. He outlines his figures in black against this background and fills in the outlined forms with bright planes of color. A rider gallops astride a green horse amidst a herd of buffalo. Warriors charge into battle. Clans gather to celebrate a feast day. The figures are stylized and iconic. The dynamic compositions have an uneasy relationship to the page, as if resisting containment within its bounds. Man and beast are inscribed against a ground signifying extinction and interment — but they are light, swift, full of vitality. Many of the paintings bear biting titles: We Are Still Here, Don’t Take My Picture, This Land Is Your Land. He is very proud of the paths that Native art have taken, as well as the path that it is moving toward with younger artists. He himself was inspired by some of his peers, and hopes that someday younger people might learn from and be inspired by some of his work. A true modern day renaissance man, Michael is a jeweler, actor, stunt man, sculptor, painter and activist. As an actor, he has appeared in many movies and on television, including Twin Peaks, Passenger 57, Lakota Woman, and the CBC Canadian series, North of 60. His works of art have been shown in galleries throughout the world, and are currently available at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana, Kiva Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, and Gathe Tribes Gallery in Albany, California. He says that, “If somebody asked me how I would like to end my career, I would say I would like it to end with inspiring younger artists. I’m very interested in our youth. In the last few years, I’ve become involved with working with inner city and rural native youth, hoping that I might be able to steer them toward a more positive and creative path.”

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Michael Horse-Yaqui Sterling silver intarsia inlay Kachina pendant/necklace. Circa last quarter of the 20th century with no apparent issues. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures. Turquoise, sugilite and many other high grade stones. This necklace though not signed by the artist was made by him. I have a gold one of similar construction from the same collection holding a Michael Horse gold pendant. Michael Horse, of Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni, European and Hispanic descent, was born Michael Heinrich Horse in a place he calls “near Tucson”. He moved to Los Angeles,“the biggest urban Indian community in the U.S.,” when he was ten. There, Navajo, Cheyenne, and Sioux families surrounded him. He participated in the ceremonial dances at intertribal powwows from an early age. Not surprisingly, given his network of resources and diverse tribal bonds, Horse turned out to be a “polymath”, mastering several traditional artistic disciplines. He learned jewelry-making from his uncles. His mother trained him in the flat style of painting promoted by Dorothy Dunn at the Santa Fe Indian School. She was also a potter and a kachina carver. As a young man, he studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe with the painter Fritz Scholder, the stone sculptor Allen Houser, and the potter-turned-jewelry-maker Charles Loloma. Horse built a successful career as a sculptor and jewelry-maker himself, working the fairs, markets, and Native American arts festivals. Michael learned how to make jewelry from family and other native artists who were kind enough to teach him. He had seen jewelry being made from the time he was a child. He says, “In my early silversmith career, I liked to make larger pieces, large silver bolos, horse bridals, and actual handmade silver sculptures. Someday, I hope to have time to go back and reexamine these pieces and do similar work again.” “As long as I have been doing this,” Michael says, “I still never run out of inspiration or innovation in what can be done with this art form. Nature and spirituality are constant influences in my work. I am also inspired by non-Native artists such as Picasso and Michaelangelo, and I am inspired deeply by political artists, those who use their work to inspire others such as Diego Rivera.” “I’m finding now that from my travel among other native cultures that I am starting to use images that I did not grow up with. I am inspired by other tribal artists. From the plains to South America to Africa, I’m finding that there are similar patterns among indigenous people around the world and that it is indeed a very small place. It is a place with similarities among us indigenous people that don’t seem to be accidental. Michael had always been moved by the older kachina jewelry that had been made in the 1940s. These older pieces have inspired him to make amazingly detailed kachina bolos, earrings, and pendants. During the Southwest Museum’s 20 year retrospective of his work, he realized that had not taken many photos of his work over his career. He had to try to round up pieces from collectors for the show. Upon seeing the body of his work, he realized the subtle changes it was going through as the years passed. He was also surprised to realize that some of his early work was as interesting as his new work. “I go back and forth in my work, from the traditional to the contemporary, and I learn on this journey how the both are connected. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a jeweler is when I meet someone for the first time who owns a piece of my art, and they tell me how much they enjoy it and how many compliments they receive when they wear it. To me, that is a feeling like no other.” Then, Horse made a discovery that shifted his orientation as an artist: ledger art. “I have always been into arts. The acting was something that I had an opportunity to do. Art is my passion; it‘s my life. I grew up doing jewelry. I used to work for the Heye Foundation at the Museum of the American Indian in New York and when no one was looking I used to go sneak and look at stuff. That was where I first found this tribal art, the ledger art that I do. I was fascinated that first time I saw it and thought this is my history. Even though this was a plains style I knew that this was the way that all of us had recorded our history at one time. I used to just do this because I was a fan of the art form but now I am pretty much an authority on this art form. The last few years of doing this I thought to myself wherever you physically and culturally repressed people, this art exists. I am trying to put together an exhibition for the Smithsonian about the artwork that comes out of internment camps. The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles has a lot of drawings, similar to the ledger art, from the concentration camps. Similar works also exist from times of slavery in the South, on Angel Island, and now from Darfur. In this country, the name itself hints at the history of this art form, which originated in the 1800s. Plains Indians, confined to reservations and deprived of the animal hides that served as supports for traditional painting, continued to make paintings using whatever materials they could find. Discarded sheets from the ledger books in which the white men kept track of their accounts were in abundant supply. These pages served as surfaces on which to preserve traditional stories and record contemporary events. As a painter Michael Horse has brought reinvigorated inspiration to the traditional Native American style of “ledger art.” In the reservation era, as the practice of painting on buffalo hides became impossible, any “canvas” readily available took its place with various scrap papers such as book pages, old letters, maps and ledger books becoming background for visual recollections of heroic battles, scenes of ceremony, hunting and daily life. Newer implements such as crayons, colored pencils and water-colors allowed for a new breadth of detail. This traditional folk art was very free-flowing, Michael Horse points out, incorporating symbols and movement, almost like a film scene with images leading right off the pages in a very uncontained style. Having had the opportunity to see many of the old, original ledger drawings through his work with museums, Michael Horse explains its pull on him: “I knew this was my history book, coming from my point of view.” Moved by the creativity and resourcefulness of his ancestors under such oppressive conditions, Horse undertook to reconceive ledger art as a contemporary genre. He continues to work in silver and stone, but his study of ledger art and output in the genre has made him a leading figure the field of contemporary painting and a source of inspiration for other artists and cultural producers. “I don’t copy,” he clarifies, “or imitate traditional material.” Rather he employs a traditional formal vocabulary to speak about the past in the present tense and shed light on cultural continuities. He tracks down old documents to use as canvases: maps, marriage certificates, pages from ledgers and hymnals. He outlines his figures in black against this background and fills in the outlined forms with bright planes of color. A rider gallops astride a green horse amidst a herd of buffalo. Warriors charge into battle. Clans gather to celebrate a feast day. The figures are stylized and iconic. The dynamic compositions have an uneasy relationship to the page, as if resisting containment within its bounds. Man and beast are inscribed against a ground signifying extinction and interment — but they are light, swift, full of vitality. Many of the paintings bear biting titles: We Are Still Here, Don’t Take My Picture, This Land Is Your Land. He is very proud of the paths that Native art have taken, as well as the path that it is moving toward with younger artists. He himself was inspired by some of his peers, and hopes that someday younger people might learn from and be inspired by some of his work. A true modern day renaissance man, Michael is a jeweler, actor, stunt man, sculptor, painter and activist. As an actor, he has appeared in many movies and on television, including Twin Peaks, Passenger 57, Lakota Woman, and the CBC Canadian series, North of 60. His works of art have been shown in galleries throughout the world, and are currently available at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana, Kiva Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, and Gathe Tribes Gallery in Albany, California. He says that, “If somebody asked me how I would like to end my career, I would say I would like it to end with inspiring younger artists. I’m very interested in our youth. In the last few years, I’ve become involved with working with inner city and rural native youth, hoping that I might be able to steer them toward a more positive and creative path.”

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Michael Horse-Yaqui 14k gold, diamond, emerald, ruby, sterling silver necklace. Circa last quarter of the 20th century with no apparent issues. Tested and guaranteed solid 14k gold 24" long necklace, solid 14k gold top plate on pendant overlaid on top of sterling silver backplate, solid 14k gold bezels for feathers with sterling silver back plate. Weight and measurements in pictures. Natural Diamond, Emerald, and Ruby. Michael Horse, of Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni, European and Hispanic descent, was born Michael Heinrich Horse in a place he calls “near Tucson”. He moved to Los Angeles,“the biggest urban Indian community in the U.S.,” when he was ten. There, Navajo, Cheyenne, and Sioux families surrounded him. He participated in the ceremonial dances at intertribal powwows from an early age. Not surprisingly, given his network of resources and diverse tribal bonds, Horse turned out to be a “polymath”, mastering several traditional artistic disciplines. He learned jewelry-making from his uncles. His mother trained him in the flat style of painting promoted by Dorothy Dunn at the Santa Fe Indian School. She was also a potter and a kachina carver. As a young man, he studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe with the painter Fritz Scholder, the stone sculptor Allen Houser, and the potter-turned-jewelry-maker Charles Loloma. Horse built a successful career as a sculptor and jewelry-maker himself, working the fairs, markets, and Native American arts festivals. Michael learned how to make jewelry from family and other native artists who were kind enough to teach him. He had seen jewelry being made from the time he was a child. He says, “In my early silversmith career, I liked to make larger pieces, large silver bolos, horse bridals, and actual handmade silver sculptures. Someday, I hope to have time to go back and reexamine these pieces and do similar work again.” “As long as I have been doing this,” Michael says, “I still never run out of inspiration or innovation in what can be done with this art form. Nature and spirituality are constant influences in my work. I am also inspired by non-Native artists such as Picasso and Michaelangelo, and I am inspired deeply by political artists, those who use their work to inspire others such as Diego Rivera.” “I’m finding now that from my travel among other native cultures that I am starting to use images that I did not grow up with. I am inspired by other tribal artists. From the plains to South America to Africa, I’m finding that there are similar patterns among indigenous people around the world and that it is indeed a very small place. It is a place with similarities among us indigenous people that don’t seem to be accidental. Michael had always been moved by the older kachina jewelry that had been made in the 1940s. These older pieces have inspired him to make amazingly detailed kachina bolos, earrings, and pendants. During the Southwest Museum’s 20 year retrospective of his work, he realized that had not taken many photos of his work over his career. He had to try to round up pieces from collectors for the show. Upon seeing the body of his work, he realized the subtle changes it was going through as the years passed. He was also surprised to realize that some of his early work was as interesting as his new work. “I go back and forth in my work, from the traditional to the contemporary, and I learn on this journey how the both are connected. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a jeweler is when I meet someone for the first time who owns a piece of my art, and they tell me how much they enjoy it and how many compliments they receive when they wear it. To me, that is a feeling like no other.” Then, Horse made a discovery that shifted his orientation as an artist: ledger art. “I have always been into arts. The acting was something that I had an opportunity to do. Art is my passion; it‘s my life. I grew up doing jewelry. I used to work for the Heye Foundation at the Museum of the American Indian in New York and when no one was looking I used to go sneak and look at stuff. That was where I first found this tribal art, the ledger art that I do. I was fascinated that first time I saw it and thought this is my history. Even though this was a plains style I knew that this was the way that all of us had recorded our history at one time. I used to just do this because I was a fan of the art form but now I am pretty much an authority on this art form. The last few years of doing this I thought to myself wherever you physically and culturally repressed people, this art exists. I am trying to put together an exhibition for the Smithsonian about the artwork that comes out of internment camps. The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles has a lot of drawings, similar to the ledger art, from the concentration camps. Similar works also exist from times of slavery in the South, on Angel Island, and now from Darfur. In this country, the name itself hints at the history of this art form, which originated in the 1800s. Plains Indians, confined to reservations and deprived of the animal hides that served as supports for traditional painting, continued to make paintings using whatever materials they could find. Discarded sheets from the ledger books in which the white men kept track of their accounts were in abundant supply. These pages served as surfaces on which to preserve traditional stories and record contemporary events. As a painter Michael Horse has brought reinvigorated inspiration to the traditional Native American style of “ledger art.” In the reservation era, as the practice of painting on buffalo hides became impossible, any “canvas” readily available took its place with various scrap papers such as book pages, old letters, maps and ledger books becoming background for visual recollections of heroic battles, scenes of ceremony, hunting and daily life. Newer implements such as crayons, colored pencils and water-colors allowed for a new breadth of detail. This traditional folk art was very free-flowing, Michael Horse points out, incorporating symbols and movement, almost like a film scene with images leading right off the pages in a very uncontained style. Having had the opportunity to see many of the old, original ledger drawings through his work with museums, Michael Horse explains its pull on him: “I knew this was my history book, coming from my point of view.” Moved by the creativity and resourcefulness of his ancestors under such oppressive conditions, Horse undertook to reconceive ledger art as a contemporary genre. He continues to work in silver and stone, but his study of ledger art and output in the genre has made him a leading figure the field of contemporary painting and a source of inspiration for other artists and cultural producers. “I don’t copy,” he clarifies, “or imitate traditional material.” Rather he employs a traditional formal vocabulary to speak about the past in the present tense and shed light on cultural continuities. He tracks down old documents to use as canvases: maps, marriage certificates, pages from ledgers and hymnals. He outlines his figures in black against this background and fills in the outlined forms with bright planes of color. A rider gallops astride a green horse amidst a herd of buffalo. Warriors charge into battle. Clans gather to celebrate a feast day. The figures are stylized and iconic. The dynamic compositions have an uneasy relationship to the page, as if resisting containment within its bounds. Man and beast are inscribed against a ground signifying extinction and interment — but they are light, swift, full of vitality. Many of the paintings bear biting titles: We Are Still Here, Don’t Take My Picture, This Land Is Your Land. He is very proud of the paths that Native art have taken, as well as the path that it is moving toward with younger artists. He himself was inspired by some of his peers, and hopes that someday younger people might learn from and be inspired by some of his work. A true modern day renaissance man, Michael is a jeweler, actor, stunt man, sculptor, painter and activist. As an actor, he has appeared in many movies and on television, including Twin Peaks, Passenger 57, Lakota Woman, and the CBC Canadian series, North of 60. His works of art have been shown in galleries throughout the world, and are currently available at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana, Kiva Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, and Gathe Tribes Gallery in Albany, California. He says that, “If somebody asked me how I would like to end my career, I would say I would like it to end with inspiring younger artists. I’m very interested in our youth. In the last few years, I’ve become involved with working with inner city and rural native youth, hoping that I might be able to steer them toward a more positive and creative path.”

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Herman Vandever Navajo 14k gold coral/sugilte beaded necklace/pendant. Circa last quarter of the 20th century with no apparent issues. Tested and guaranteed solid 14k gold (pendant and all hardware/findings on necklace) with weight and measurements in pictures. 22" long necklace Herman Vandever (1964- ) Diné – Navajo Nation. He belongs to a family of well-known silversmiths and it seems only natural that he would follow in their footsteps. He turns traditional methods into contemporary styles with fine, natural stones, coral and even sea shell. He often makes his own ingot silver jewelry by melting his silver to roll it out into handmade sheet silver.

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Jimmy Long Navajo turquoise vintage sterling silver squash blossom necklace with earrings set. Circa third quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. 27" long. Marked on back as being Lone Mountain turquoise, I‘m not sure if that was a later attribution or not. It is nice turquoise, but I‘m not sure it‘s Lone Mountain. I just noticed that these earrings are not an exact match, but both appear to be made by the same hand. Jimmy Long: A Renowned Navajo Silversmith Artist signature of Jimmy Long, Diné of the Navajo Nation JewelerDiné of the Navajo Nation artist Jimmy Long is celebrated for his exquisite turquoise and silver jewelry. Known for his meticulous craftsmanship and distinctive style, Long‘s work is highly sought after by collectors and admirers of Native American art. Jimmy Long (1930 - 1973) has carried on a rich family tradition of silversmithing. His pieces are often marked with only one stamp "J. Long." He scratched his initials before he acquired his hallmark stamp. He resided in Manuelito, New Mexico. Jimmy Long biographical information provided by nephew Audie Yazzie.

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K Navajo sterling silver onyx pendant necklace with feather links. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. 26" long. Circa 1970‘s-80‘s.

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Michael Horse-Yaqui natural Opal, diamond, 14k gold kachina figural pendant . Circa last quarter of the 20th century with no apparent issues. Tested and guaranteed solid 14k gold with weight and measurements in pictures. Natural opal, natural diamond. Michael Horse, of Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni, European and Hispanic descent, was born Michael Heinrich Horse in a place he calls “near Tucson”. He moved to Los Angeles,“the biggest urban Indian community in the U.S.,” when he was ten. There, Navajo, Cheyenne, and Sioux families surrounded him. He participated in the ceremonial dances at intertribal powwows from an early age. Not surprisingly, given his network of resources and diverse tribal bonds, Horse turned out to be a “polymath”, mastering several traditional artistic disciplines. He learned jewelry-making from his uncles. His mother trained him in the flat style of painting promoted by Dorothy Dunn at the Santa Fe Indian School. She was also a potter and a kachina carver. As a young man, he studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe with the painter Fritz Scholder, the stone sculptor Allen Houser, and the potter-turned-jewelry-maker Charles Loloma. Horse built a successful career as a sculptor and jewelry-maker himself, working the fairs, markets, and Native American arts festivals. Michael learned how to make jewelry from family and other native artists who were kind enough to teach him. He had seen jewelry being made from the time he was a child. He says, “In my early silversmith career, I liked to make larger pieces, large silver bolos, horse bridals, and actual handmade silver sculptures. Someday, I hope to have time to go back and reexamine these pieces and do similar work again.” “As long as I have been doing this,” Michael says, “I still never run out of inspiration or innovation in what can be done with this art form. Nature and spirituality are constant influences in my work. I am also inspired by non-Native artists such as Picasso and Michaelangelo, and I am inspired deeply by political artists, those who use their work to inspire others such as Diego Rivera.” “I’m finding now that from my travel among other native cultures that I am starting to use images that I did not grow up with. I am inspired by other tribal artists. From the plains to South America to Africa, I’m finding that there are similar patterns among indigenous people around the world and that it is indeed a very small place. It is a place with similarities among us indigenous people that don’t seem to be accidental. Michael had always been moved by the older kachina jewelry that had been made in the 1940s. These older pieces have inspired him to make amazingly detailed kachina bolos, earrings, and pendants. During the Southwest Museum’s 20 year retrospective of his work, he realized that had not taken many photos of his work over his career. He had to try to round up pieces from collectors for the show. Upon seeing the body of his work, he realized the subtle changes it was going through as the years passed. He was also surprised to realize that some of his early work was as interesting as his new work. “I go back and forth in my work, from the traditional to the contemporary, and I learn on this journey how the both are connected. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a jeweler is when I meet someone for the first time who owns a piece of my art, and they tell me how much they enjoy it and how many compliments they receive when they wear it. To me, that is a feeling like no other.” Then, Horse made a discovery that shifted his orientation as an artist: ledger art. “I have always been into arts. The acting was something that I had an opportunity to do. Art is my passion; it‘s my life. I grew up doing jewelry. I used to work for the Heye Foundation at the Museum of the American Indian in New York and when no one was looking I used to go sneak and look at stuff. That was where I first found this tribal art, the ledger art that I do. I was fascinated that first time I saw it and thought this is my history. Even though this was a plains style I knew that this was the way that all of us had recorded our history at one time. I used to just do this because I was a fan of the art form but now I am pretty much an authority on this art form. The last few years of doing this I thought to myself wherever you physically and culturally repressed people, this art exists. I am trying to put together an exhibition for the Smithsonian about the artwork that comes out of internment camps. The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles has a lot of drawings, similar to the ledger art, from the concentration camps. Similar works also exist from times of slavery in the South, on Angel Island, and now from Darfur. In this country, the name itself hints at the history of this art form, which originated in the 1800s. Plains Indians, confined to reservations and deprived of the animal hides that served as supports for traditional painting, continued to make paintings using whatever materials they could find. Discarded sheets from the ledger books in which the white men kept track of their accounts were in abundant supply. These pages served as surfaces on which to preserve traditional stories and record contemporary events. As a painter Michael Horse has brought reinvigorated inspiration to the traditional Native American style of “ledger art.” In the reservation era, as the practice of painting on buffalo hides became impossible, any “canvas” readily available took its place with various scrap papers such as book pages, old letters, maps and ledger books becoming background for visual recollections of heroic battles, scenes of ceremony, hunting and daily life. Newer implements such as crayons, colored pencils and water-colors allowed for a new breadth of detail. This traditional folk art was very free-flowing, Michael Horse points out, incorporating symbols and movement, almost like a film scene with images leading right off the pages in a very uncontained style. Having had the opportunity to see many of the old, original ledger drawings through his work with museums, Michael Horse explains its pull on him: “I knew this was my history book, coming from my point of view.” Moved by the creativity and resourcefulness of his ancestors under such oppressive conditions, Horse undertook to reconceive ledger art as a contemporary genre. He continues to work in silver and stone, but his study of ledger art and output in the genre has made him a leading figure the field of contemporary painting and a source of inspiration for other artists and cultural producers. “I don’t copy,” he clarifies, “or imitate traditional material.” Rather he employs a traditional formal vocabulary to speak about the past in the present tense and shed light on cultural continuities. He tracks down old documents to use as canvases: maps, marriage certificates, pages from ledgers and hymnals. He outlines his figures in black against this background and fills in the outlined forms with bright planes of color. A rider gallops astride a green horse amidst a herd of buffalo. Warriors charge into battle. Clans gather to celebrate a feast day. The figures are stylized and iconic. The dynamic compositions have an uneasy relationship to the page, as if resisting containment within its bounds. Man and beast are inscribed against a ground signifying extinction and interment — but they are light, swift, full of vitality. Many of the paintings bear biting titles: We Are Still Here, Don’t Take My Picture, This Land Is Your Land. He is very proud of the paths that Native art have taken, as well as the path that it is moving toward with younger artists. He himself was inspired by some of his peers, and hopes that someday younger people might learn from and be inspired by some of his work. A true modern day renaissance man, Michael is a jeweler, actor, stunt man, sculptor, painter and activist. As an actor, he has appeared in many movies and on television, including Twin Peaks, Passenger 57, Lakota Woman, and the CBC Canadian series, North of 60. His works of art have been shown in galleries throughout the world, and are currently available at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana, Kiva Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, and Gathe Tribes Gallery in Albany, California. He says that, “If somebody asked me how I would like to end my career, I would say I would like it to end with inspiring younger artists. I’m very interested in our youth. In the last few years, I’ve become involved with working with inner city and rural native youth, hoping that I might be able to steer them toward a more positive and creative path.”

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Michael Horse-Yaqui Indicolite Tourmaline, diamond, 14k gold kachina pendant necklace. Circa last quarter of the 20th century with no apparent issues. Tested and guaranteed solid 14k gold with weight and measurements in pictures. Natural Indicolite Tourmaline, natural diamond. 20" long necklace Michael Horse, of Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni, European and Hispanic descent, was born Michael Heinrich Horse in a place he calls “near Tucson”. He moved to Los Angeles,“the biggest urban Indian community in the U.S.,” when he was ten. There, Navajo, Cheyenne, and Sioux families surrounded him. He participated in the ceremonial dances at intertribal powwows from an early age. Not surprisingly, given his network of resources and diverse tribal bonds, Horse turned out to be a “polymath”, mastering several traditional artistic disciplines. He learned jewelry-making from his uncles. His mother trained him in the flat style of painting promoted by Dorothy Dunn at the Santa Fe Indian School. She was also a potter and a kachina carver. As a young man, he studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe with the painter Fritz Scholder, the stone sculptor Allen Houser, and the potter-turned-jewelry-maker Charles Loloma. Horse built a successful career as a sculptor and jewelry-maker himself, working the fairs, markets, and Native American arts festivals. Michael learned how to make jewelry from family and other native artists who were kind enough to teach him. He had seen jewelry being made from the time he was a child. He says, “In my early silversmith career, I liked to make larger pieces, large silver bolos, horse bridals, and actual handmade silver sculptures. Someday, I hope to have time to go back and reexamine these pieces and do similar work again.” “As long as I have been doing this,” Michael says, “I still never run out of inspiration or innovation in what can be done with this art form. Nature and spirituality are constant influences in my work. I am also inspired by non-Native artists such as Picasso and Michaelangelo, and I am inspired deeply by political artists, those who use their work to inspire others such as Diego Rivera.” “I’m finding now that from my travel among other native cultures that I am starting to use images that I did not grow up with. I am inspired by other tribal artists. From the plains to South America to Africa, I’m finding that there are similar patterns among indigenous people around the world and that it is indeed a very small place. It is a place with similarities among us indigenous people that don’t seem to be accidental. Michael had always been moved by the older kachina jewelry that had been made in the 1940s. These older pieces have inspired him to make amazingly detailed kachina bolos, earrings, and pendants. During the Southwest Museum’s 20 year retrospective of his work, he realized that had not taken many photos of his work over his career. He had to try to round up pieces from collectors for the show. Upon seeing the body of his work, he realized the subtle changes it was going through as the years passed. He was also surprised to realize that some of his early work was as interesting as his new work. “I go back and forth in my work, from the traditional to the contemporary, and I learn on this journey how the both are connected. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a jeweler is when I meet someone for the first time who owns a piece of my art, and they tell me how much they enjoy it and how many compliments they receive when they wear it. To me, that is a feeling like no other.” Then, Horse made a discovery that shifted his orientation as an artist: ledger art. “I have always been into arts. The acting was something that I had an opportunity to do. Art is my passion; it‘s my life. I grew up doing jewelry. I used to work for the Heye Foundation at the Museum of the American Indian in New York and when no one was looking I used to go sneak and look at stuff. That was where I first found this tribal art, the ledger art that I do. I was fascinated that first time I saw it and thought this is my history. Even though this was a plains style I knew that this was the way that all of us had recorded our history at one time. I used to just do this because I was a fan of the art form but now I am pretty much an authority on this art form. The last few years of doing this I thought to myself wherever you physically and culturally repressed people, this art exists. I am trying to put together an exhibition for the Smithsonian about the artwork that comes out of internment camps. The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles has a lot of drawings, similar to the ledger art, from the concentration camps. Similar works also exist from times of slavery in the South, on Angel Island, and now from Darfur. In this country, the name itself hints at the history of this art form, which originated in the 1800s. Plains Indians, confined to reservations and deprived of the animal hides that served as supports for traditional painting, continued to make paintings using whatever materials they could find. Discarded sheets from the ledger books in which the white men kept track of their accounts were in abundant supply. These pages served as surfaces on which to preserve traditional stories and record contemporary events. As a painter Michael Horse has brought reinvigorated inspiration to the traditional Native American style of “ledger art.” In the reservation era, as the practice of painting on buffalo hides became impossible, any “canvas” readily available took its place with various scrap papers such as book pages, old letters, maps and ledger books becoming background for visual recollections of heroic battles, scenes of ceremony, hunting and daily life. Newer implements such as crayons, colored pencils and water-colors allowed for a new breadth of detail. This traditional folk art was very free-flowing, Michael Horse points out, incorporating symbols and movement, almost like a film scene with images leading right off the pages in a very uncontained style. Having had the opportunity to see many of the old, original ledger drawings through his work with museums, Michael Horse explains its pull on him: “I knew this was my history book, coming from my point of view.” Moved by the creativity and resourcefulness of his ancestors under such oppressive conditions, Horse undertook to reconceive ledger art as a contemporary genre. He continues to work in silver and stone, but his study of ledger art and output in the genre has made him a leading figure the field of contemporary painting and a source of inspiration for other artists and cultural producers. “I don’t copy,” he clarifies, “or imitate traditional material.” Rather he employs a traditional formal vocabulary to speak about the past in the present tense and shed light on cultural continuities. He tracks down old documents to use as canvases: maps, marriage certificates, pages from ledgers and hymnals. He outlines his figures in black against this background and fills in the outlined forms with bright planes of color. A rider gallops astride a green horse amidst a herd of buffalo. Warriors charge into battle. Clans gather to celebrate a feast day. The figures are stylized and iconic. The dynamic compositions have an uneasy relationship to the page, as if resisting containment within its bounds. Man and beast are inscribed against a ground signifying extinction and interment — but they are light, swift, full of vitality. Many of the paintings bear biting titles: We Are Still Here, Don’t Take My Picture, This Land Is Your Land. He is very proud of the paths that Native art have taken, as well as the path that it is moving toward with younger artists. He himself was inspired by some of his peers, and hopes that someday younger people might learn from and be inspired by some of his work. A true modern day renaissance man, Michael is a jeweler, actor, stunt man, sculptor, painter and activist. As an actor, he has appeared in many movies and on television, including Twin Peaks, Passenger 57, Lakota Woman, and the CBC Canadian series, North of 60. His works of art have been shown in galleries throughout the world, and are currently available at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana, Kiva Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, and Gathe Tribes Gallery in Albany, California. He says that, “If somebody asked me how I would like to end my career, I would say I would like it to end with inspiring younger artists. I’m very interested in our youth. In the last few years, I’ve become involved with working with inner city and rural native youth, hoping that I might be able to steer them toward a more positive and creative path.”

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Vintage Navajo sterling silver squash blossom necklace w/cast naja and blossoms. Circa third quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues or markings. 21.5" long.

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Sam Patania 18k gold, Platinum-high grade Bisbee turquoise necklace/earrings set. Circa late 20th to early 21st century, tested and guaranteed solid 18k gold and platinum. No apparent issues. 23" long necklace, other measurements in pictures. A set like this would retail for around 30k directly from Sam Patania or another high end gallery that represents him.Sam Patania - Third Generation Artisan in JewelrySam Patania, as the third generation of Patania artisans, has followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather (Frank Patania, Sr.) before him. In 1969, at the age of ten, he began his apprenticeship at the Tucson Thunderbird Shop. For the next decade, his after-school training would be a major part of his daily routine. But Sam followed his own path, having sought instruction outside the traditions of the shop.

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Richard Tsosie Navajo high grade spiderweb turquoise sterling silver pendant. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. 18" long. Very high grade natural American turquoise likely from a Nevada mine. #8, Lone Mountain, Indian Mountain, one of those. Richard Tsosie jewelry is featured in books, magazines and museums; including the permanent collections of The Museum of Man in San Diego, The Smithsonian, The Heard Museum, and The Museum of Northern Arizona. Richard Tsosie and his brother Boyd came to public attention when they were featured in the August 1979 Jewelry Collectors Issue of Arizona Highways Magazine. Richard is a Navajo jeweler and sculptor from Flagstaff, AZ and the Wide Ruins area of the Navajo Nation. He is currently living in Scottsdale, AZ. His work has been featured in American Indian Art Magazine, Arizona Highways Magazine, the video “Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Indian Art and Its Evolution”, as well as several books including, Southwestern Indian Jewelry by Dexter Cirillo and Enduring Traditions, Art of the Navajo by Jerry Jacka. Richard’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums from New York to California. He explains that his designs represent the beauty of life. The arrows are things that come natural like the lightening in the sky. There are ups and downs in life as there are in his designs, and that is what makes you strong.

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Michael Horse-Yaqui 14k gold, corn row turquoise/coral bull skull pendant . Circa last quarter of the 20th century with no apparent issues. Tested and guaranteed solid 14k gold (acid tests strong at 14k gold, it‘s higher than 14k) with weight and measurements in pictures. 20" leather and 14k gold necklace. Michael Horse, of Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni, European and Hispanic descent, was born Michael Heinrich Horse in a place he calls “near Tucson”. He moved to Los Angeles,“the biggest urban Indian community in the U.S.,” when he was ten. There, Navajo, Cheyenne, and Sioux families surrounded him. He participated in the ceremonial dances at intertribal powwows from an early age. Not surprisingly, given his network of resources and diverse tribal bonds, Horse turned out to be a “polymath”, mastering several traditional artistic disciplines. He learned jewelry-making from his uncles. His mother trained him in the flat style of painting promoted by Dorothy Dunn at the Santa Fe Indian School. She was also a potter and a kachina carver. As a young man, he studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe with the painter Fritz Scholder, the stone sculptor Allen Houser, and the potter-turned-jewelry-maker Charles Loloma. Horse built a successful career as a sculptor and jewelry-maker himself, working the fairs, markets, and Native American arts festivals. Michael learned how to make jewelry from family and other native artists who were kind enough to teach him. He had seen jewelry being made from the time he was a child. He says, “In my early silversmith career, I liked to make larger pieces, large silver bolos, horse bridals, and actual handmade silver sculptures. Someday, I hope to have time to go back and reexamine these pieces and do similar work again.” “As long as I have been doing this,” Michael says, “I still never run out of inspiration or innovation in what can be done with this art form. Nature and spirituality are constant influences in my work. I am also inspired by non-Native artists such as Picasso and Michaelangelo, and I am inspired deeply by political artists, those who use their work to inspire others such as Diego Rivera.” “I’m finding now that from my travel among other native cultures that I am starting to use images that I did not grow up with. I am inspired by other tribal artists. From the plains to South America to Africa, I’m finding that there are similar patterns among indigenous people around the world and that it is indeed a very small place. It is a place with similarities among us indigenous people that don’t seem to be accidental. Michael had always been moved by the older kachina jewelry that had been made in the 1940s. These older pieces have inspired him to make amazingly detailed kachina bolos, earrings, and pendants. During the Southwest Museum’s 20 year retrospective of his work, he realized that had not taken many photos of his work over his career. He had to try to round up pieces from collectors for the show. Upon seeing the body of his work, he realized the subtle changes it was going through as the years passed. He was also surprised to realize that some of his early work was as interesting as his new work. “I go back and forth in my work, from the traditional to the contemporary, and I learn on this journey how the both are connected. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a jeweler is when I meet someone for the first time who owns a piece of my art, and they tell me how much they enjoy it and how many compliments they receive when they wear it. To me, that is a feeling like no other.” Then, Horse made a discovery that shifted his orientation as an artist: ledger art. “I have always been into arts. The acting was something that I had an opportunity to do. Art is my passion; it‘s my life. I grew up doing jewelry. I used to work for the Heye Foundation at the Museum of the American Indian in New York and when no one was looking I used to go sneak and look at stuff. That was where I first found this tribal art, the ledger art that I do. I was fascinated that first time I saw it and thought this is my history. Even though this was a plains style I knew that this was the way that all of us had recorded our history at one time. I used to just do this because I was a fan of the art form but now I am pretty much an authority on this art form. The last few years of doing this I thought to myself wherever you physically and culturally repressed people, this art exists. I am trying to put together an exhibition for the Smithsonian about the artwork that comes out of internment camps. The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles has a lot of drawings, similar to the ledger art, from the concentration camps. Similar works also exist from times of slavery in the South, on Angel Island, and now from Darfur. In this country, the name itself hints at the history of this art form, which originated in the 1800s. Plains Indians, confined to reservations and deprived of the animal hides that served as supports for traditional painting, continued to make paintings using whatever materials they could find. Discarded sheets from the ledger books in which the white men kept track of their accounts were in abundant supply. These pages served as surfaces on which to preserve traditional stories and record contemporary events. As a painter Michael Horse has brought reinvigorated inspiration to the traditional Native American style of “ledger art.” In the reservation era, as the practice of painting on buffalo hides became impossible, any “canvas” readily available took its place with various scrap papers such as book pages, old letters, maps and ledger books becoming background for visual recollections of heroic battles, scenes of ceremony, hunting and daily life. Newer implements such as crayons, colored pencils and water-colors allowed for a new breadth of detail. This traditional folk art was very free-flowing, Michael Horse points out, incorporating symbols and movement, almost like a film scene with images leading right off the pages in a very uncontained style. Having had the opportunity to see many of the old, original ledger drawings through his work with museums, Michael Horse explains its pull on him: “I knew this was my history book, coming from my point of view.” Moved by the creativity and resourcefulness of his ancestors under such oppressive conditions, Horse undertook to reconceive ledger art as a contemporary genre. He continues to work in silver and stone, but his study of ledger art and output in the genre has made him a leading figure the field of contemporary painting and a source of inspiration for other artists and cultural producers. “I don’t copy,” he clarifies, “or imitate traditional material.” Rather he employs a traditional formal vocabulary to speak about the past in the present tense and shed light on cultural continuities. He tracks down old documents to use as canvases: maps, marriage certificates, pages from ledgers and hymnals. He outlines his figures in black against this background and fills in the outlined forms with bright planes of color. A rider gallops astride a green horse amidst a herd of buffalo. Warriors charge into battle. Clans gather to celebrate a feast day. The figures are stylized and iconic. The dynamic compositions have an uneasy relationship to the page, as if resisting containment within its bounds. Man and beast are inscribed against a ground signifying extinction and interment — but they are light, swift, full of vitality. Many of the paintings bear biting titles: We Are Still Here, Don’t Take My Picture, This Land Is Your Land. He is very proud of the paths that Native art have taken, as well as the path that it is moving toward with younger artists. He himself was inspired by some of his peers, and hopes that someday younger people might learn from and be inspired by some of his work. A true modern day renaissance man, Michael is a jeweler, actor, stunt man, sculptor, painter and activist. As an actor, he has appeared in many movies and on television, including Twin Peaks, Passenger 57, Lakota Woman, and the CBC Canadian series, North of 60. His works of art have been shown in galleries throughout the world, and are currently available at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana, Kiva Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, and Gathe Tribes Gallery in Albany, California. He says that, “If somebody asked me how I would like to end my career, I would say I would like it to end with inspiring younger artists. I’m very interested in our youth. In the last few years, I’ve become involved with working with inner city and rural native youth, hoping that I might be able to steer them toward a more positive and creative path.”

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sz6 Gilbert Nelson Navajo sterling silver Mediterranean coral bracelet/ring/earrings/pendant. Bracelet fits up to a 7" wrist, size 6 ring. Weight and measurements in pictures, solid sterling silver no issues.. Signed on back as shown. Circa last quarter of the 20th century.

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27.5" Artie Yellowhorse vintage Sterling silver Navajo pearl necklace w/tube beads. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. Marked on tag, unknown, 27.5" long.

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Vintage C Davis Navajo sterling silver beaded turquoise/coral pendant necklace 19" long. Circa third quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues.

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22" 40‘s-50‘s Navajo sterling silver high grade turquoise necklace nice stamping. Circa second quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues or markings.

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Vintage Navajo sterling silver squash blossom necklace with center turquoise. Circa third quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. Unmarked, 24.5" long. Turquoise stone appears to have been glued to the previously plain cast naja.

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17.5" JCJ Southwestern Modernist sterling silver bib necklace w/earrings. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. Unknown maker.

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Vintage WK Coin silver watch fob anklet/choker necklace card symbols. Weight and measurements in pictures, solid sterling silver no issues.. Signed on back as shown. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. Really not sure if it‘s big enough for a choker, and would be a weird anklet....so probably just a watch fob unless you want to be creative.

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30" Vintage Santo Domingo turquoise/shel 3 strand heishi necklace. Circa third quarter of the 20th century, could possibly use restringing but appears solid and intact. No apparent issues.

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Southwestern sterling silver bar necklace in overlay style. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. 17.5" necklace. Other measurements in pictures.

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17" Southwestern sterling silver onyx, lab opal arrowhead form pendant necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa last quarter of the 20th century. Unknown maker.

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Teme Southwestern sterling silver turquoise/mother of pearl necklace/earrings. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. 17" necklace. Other measurements in pictures.

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20" Rocki Gorman/KC Cook Navajo sterling silver turquoise dragonfly necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa last quarter of the 20th century.

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20" QT Shop Southwestern sterling silver pillow bead necklace w/stamped designs . Solid sterling silver beads tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa last quarter of the 20th century.

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16.5" Vintage Navajo sterling silver cone beaded necklace w/turquoise pendant . Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century.

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17.5" Vintage Santo Domingo sterling silver shell/turquoise heishi necklaces . Solid sterling silver beads tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century. 16.5" and 17.5" Selling both, 1970‘s.

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26" Marie/Julian Lovato Santo Domingo modernist sterling silver link necklace. Made by Julian Lovato‘s wife Marie, I have seen these with Julian Lovato pendants on them. She made the necklaces and he made the pendants. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa last quarter of the 20th century.

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Christin Wolf southwestern sterling silver, turquoise, opal, onyx pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa last quarter of the 20th century.

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Vintage Zuni sterling silver snake eye/needlepoint turquoise cross/other pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century. Selling all 4 pendants with 17" necklace.

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Vintage Southwestern sterling silver spiderweb turquoise cluster pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century.

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Vintage N Navajo sterling silver Rainbow Man turquoise inlaid pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa fourth quarter of the 20th century.

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Large vintage Zuni snake eye turquoise sterling silver cross pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. Unmarked.

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Large vintage Navajo sterling silver high grade turquoise cross pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. Unmarked. Very nice natural turquoise, I did not mine them so I am unsure which mine they came from.

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Large vintage 50‘s-60‘s Navajo cast sterling silver cross pendant with turquoise. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. Unmarked.

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Cheryl Wadsworth Hopi overlay spinner Kokopelli/sunface pendant sterling silver. Reversible spinner 2 sided as shown. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa last quarter of the 20th century. Cheryl Wadsworth Soohafyah is a fine silversmith. Cheryl and her husband Eddison live just below the rim of the Second Mesa between the villages of Mishongnovi and Shungopavi.

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Vintage Navajo sterling silver Kingman turquoise cluster pendant w/necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa last quarter of the 20th century. No detectable markings. 24" necklace, other measurements in pics.

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16" Locaspino Zuni sterling silver needlepoint turquoise bib/choker necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century. No detectable markings. 16" necklace, other measurements in pics.

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Vintage southwestern sterling silver modernist dangly necklace pendant turquoise. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century. Likely Native American made. Each dangle illegilby hallmarked at the end.

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1940's Lambert Homer Sr Zuni sterling silver flush inlay turquoise necklace.  Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa second quarter of the 20th century to mid 20th century. C.G. Wallace code on reverse side. Homer, Lambert Sr. Biography (1917-1972)Widely recognized as a fine lapidarist, Lambert Homer collaborated with other artists who worked with trader C. G. Wallace. He is perhaps best known for pieces featuring intricate mosaic inlay on spiny oyster shell that closely resemble shell inlay work found at prehistoric Southwestern sites. After removing the spines from these distinctively coral-colored shells, Homer inlaid them with white shell, turquoise and jet, creating vibrant geometric patterns. Some of his most spectacular pieces are belts with conchas of inlaid spiny oyster shell. Homer also made inlaid Knife Wings and Rainbow Gods, and he is credited with the first use of the Gan dancer as a jewelry design motif. 

Zuni artists with whom Lambert Homer collaborated include Dan Simplicio, Leo Poblano, Ida Poblano, and his son Lambert Homer, Jr. He also worked with Navajo silver-workers Roger Skeet and Charlie Bitsui. Lambert, who was married to Juanita Homer, and his brother Bernard, who was married to Alice Homer, worked closely with their wives, both of whom were daughters of Leekya.

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Vintage southwestern sterling silver pink agate necklace pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century. Likely Navajo Native American made.

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Vintage Zuni sterling silver needlepoint turquoise necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa 1970‘s-80‘s. No issues, Signed by artist Nelson Harry.

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Vintage Coro snake costume jewelry Necklace and earrings rhinestone set. With box shown, some wear to exterior of box, Overall good condition with one tiny stone missing from each earrings, no other detectable issues.

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Large Tom Taylor Navajo sterling silver Royston turquoise two stone pendant. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in the pictures. No detectable issues. Any markings detected will be shown in the pictures. Great piece from large collection of Native American jewelry purchased in the last quarter of the 20th century and never worn for the most part.

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Huge Gary G Navajo for Rocki Gorman sterling silver cross pendant turquoise. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, huge bail made to go on multi-strand necklace. Clean with no significant wear.

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Big Vintage Billy Eagle Navajo high grade turquoise sterling silver pendant/pin. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. Has a hook on the back to hook on to any necklace. Very nice Natural American turquoise. It could be from a few different mines, I didn‘t mine it.

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G&L Leekity Zuni sterling silver Mediterranean coral needlepoint cross pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures.

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Art Lewis Choctaw sterling silver Fred Harvey era roadrunner pendant/fob/charm. Circa second quarter of the 20th century. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. (Art Lewis 20th century, Choctaw) Although cited by both Barton Wright and Gregory Schaaf in their publications revealing American Indian jewelers, relatively little is shared about Art or Arthur Lewis, whose hallmark is an arrow and tepee. Lewis‘ Choctaw name was Neetha Loosa, which translates to Black Bear. He worked as a silversmith from 1929 forward.

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Vintage Zuni Sterling silver thunderbird channel inlay squash blossom necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century. No detectable markings, 29" long.

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20.5" Nicely stamped vintage Navajo pearls sterling silver beaded necklace. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa mid 20th century. No detectable markings, Very nice hand stamped handmade beads.

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FF Navajo sterling silver, charoite, opal, coral sterling silver inlay pendant. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa last quarter of the 20th century. High quality silver and inlay work.

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