Description
5 7/8" Wayne & Virginia Quam Zuni 14k/Sterling multi-stone inlay cuff bracelet. Solid 14k gold with just one sheet of sterling on the back. The bezel and all the top part is solid 14k gold (tested) you can clearly see where the thinner plate of sterling is bonded to the back.
There is a lot more gold than sterling in the bracelet, I believe the sterling is just there for spiritual/health/traditional reasons, weight and mearements in pics.
Wayne (1942-2006) and his wife Virginia (1940- ) were born in Zuni, NM and started making jewelry in the 1960‘s. He learned from his mother, Alice Quam. They were/are award winning smiths and lapidarists and their jewelry is highly collectible. Both he and she are referenced in Schaaf‘s "American Indian Jewelry I and III", Hougart‘s "Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks", Wright‘s "Hallmarks of the Southwest" and Bassman‘s "Zuni Jewelry".
