Description
Charles Johnson White Buffalo Overlay Butterfly Bracelet. Weight:34.5 Grams, |<br>Dimensions: Bracelet: 5.75" inner, 1.25" gap, 7" total, 1.5" face width. No<br>issues.Charles was taught silversmithing from his parents at about the age of<br>15, and continued to learn on his own during the summers. His parents are<br>lifetime silversmith’s with his mother’s family having 5 generations, and his<br>father’s family with 2 generations. Charles has worked full-time as a<br>silversmith since the age of 20. He first started inlaying at the age of 13 for<br>a few years while learning both.Starting with traditional Navajo jewelry,<br>Charles then went into Navajo contemporary jewelry, then onto the Western style<br>with swirl design cutouts. The majority of his jewelry are cutout overlay on<br>bracelets, and buckles with Petroglyph designs (Anasazi drawings). He also<br>enjoys bracelet overlay with Western style and swirl design. Charles’ clans are<br>Ashii (Salt People) and Todich’ii’nii (Bitter Water Clan).