Description
Betty Tom Navajo sterling and opal bar necklace. 18" long with no issues. Weight and measurements in pics.
Specializing in traditional Navajo cluster work, Navajo silversmith Betty Tom was born & raised in Thoreau, NM. Betty started silversmithing after high school, learning by watching her father. Mother of three and Grandmother of four, Betty still lives in Thoreau, and continues to provide the Southwest with collectible turquoise and silver jewelry.
All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. I rarely use the word "sterling" when referring to older Native American silver or really any older silver jewelry as silver contents vary and "sterling" is 92.5% silver. No older jewelry is going to be exactly 92.5% silver, some a little over, some a little under. It wasn‘t an exact thing with handmade jewelry. I‘ve seen thousands of pieces xrf‘d to prove this. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women‘s wrist.
