Description
6.5" Fred Guerro (1934-2020) Navajo Modernist sterling turquoise cluster<br>bracelet. 5 3/8" plus 1 1/8" gap 32mm wide 59.9 grams, nice stones, no issues.<br><br>Fred was a master silversmith, selling his jewelry nationwide and with his<br>regular customers in Socorro, Alamogordo, and Gallup. He built houses, mostly<br>out of adobe mud, a skill that is becoming very rare.<br><br>Fred was also a skilled fence builder and travelled many miles to work for<br>ranchers across the state. Many nephews and relatives who travelled with him to<br>and fence building remember his stories, his humor, and jokes.<br><br>Fred was very hospitable by opening his home to many people who needed a place<br>to stay, needed a place to rehabilitate, and/or just needed to get it together.<br>He lived in Alamo most of his life, but also shortly in To’hajiilee, and<br>Socorro.<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.
