Description
Huge Charles Johnson Navajo sterling and turquoise pendant 3.75" with bail x 2<br>3/8" wide x 70.8 grams.<br><br>Charles Johnson<br><br>Charles was taught silversmithing from his parents at about the age of 15, and<br>continued to learn on his own during the summers. His parents are lifetime<br>silversmith’s with his mother’s family having 5 generations, and his father’s<br>family with 2 generations. Charles has worked full-time as a silversmith since<br>the age of 20. He first started inlaying at the age of 13 for a few years while<br>learning both.Starting with traditional Navajo jewelry, Charles then went into<br>Navajo contemporary jewelry, then onto the Western style with swirl design<br>cutouts. The majority of his jewelry are cutout overlay on bracelets, and<br>buckles with Petroglyph designs (Anasazi drawings). He also enjoys bracelet<br>overlay with Western style and swirl design. Charles’ clans are Ashii (Salt<br>People) and Todich’ii’nii (Bitter Water Clan).<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.
