Description
c1940 Uita21 Navajo sterling silver hand stamped flower pin with turquoise. Weight and measurements in pics, all solid sterling. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Circa second quarter of the 20th century.
One of the most prestigious Indian trading companies of the time was Julius Gans’ Southwest Trading Company of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Julius Gans was an enterprising and dynamic trader who employed at one time or another a veritable All-star team of some of the finest Native American silversmiths in the business; the Roanhorse brothers, Ambrose and Sam, Mark Chee and the fine Cochiti Pueblo silversmith David Taliman among others. The numeric code assigned by UITA to Southwest Arts and crafts was “UITA21” which is the stamp this bracelet is marked with.
