Description
Michael Perry High grade turquoise Sterling tufa cast bolo tie. Bolo slide is 3<br>1/8" x 2 1/8" 174.7 grams total weight. Clean with no significant wear, no<br>damage to stones.<br><br>Michael Perry is an outstanding Navajo artist whose jewelry has taken the Native<br>American art world by storm. Born in 1972, Michael creates stunning contemporary<br>jewelry combining overlay, inlay and tufa cast techniques. He uses the very<br>finest natural turquoise and the deepest oxblood Mediterranean coral to create<br>his masterpiece bracelets, bolos, buckles and concho belts. His work has won<br>numerous awards.<br><br><br>Michael’s parents were silversmiths in the 1970’s. He grew up around a large<br>number of Native American artists who worked with his mother and father. Years<br>later, he picked up his parents tools and began to experiment. Influenced by<br>many of his contemporaries, he developed his own techniques and designs and,<br>several years ago, became serious about creating jewelry. Today, his jewelry can<br>be found in some of the finest Native American jewelry galleries in the world.<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if<br>the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is<br>shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.
