Description
Large Peterson Chee Navajo for Supersmith David Rosales Native American Sterling<br>Multi-stone Channel inlay pendant. Comes with a 24" non-native American made<br>sterling necklace. Very fine quality pendant 3.25" tall x 1 7/8" wide, 43.5<br>grams total weight. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, Chinese Turquoise, Sugilite,<br>Lapis, & Variscite are the stones used. The pendant alone weighs 29.6 grams.<br><br>Born and raised in Gallup, NM, David was trained as a mechanic and was offered<br>an opportunity to accept a managing job at a jewelry company, which changed his<br>life completely. After discovering his own creativity and design ability, and<br>the partnership with his cousin, John Delgado, Supersmith Inc was born.<br><br>Most commonly known for beautiful, clean inlay work and stunning color<br>combinations, their new tagline is “Contemporary Designs, Traditionally Made.”<br>Working from an old Coors warehouse, artists work within three different<br>departments which include a lost-wax casting department, an inlay department,<br>and a finishing department. The end results are one of hand-crafted beauty from<br>talented artists of all ages.<br><br>Keeping with family traditions, David’s daughter, Sheree, joined the team in<br>2016. Today Supersmith employs approximately forty employees who continue to<br>produce hand-crafted contemporary jewelry with continually evolving designs and<br>color combinations to keep up with current trends and popularity. Supersmith<br>strives to keep jewelry making alive by training and encouraging young<br>generations of artists.<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. Most cuff bracelets are shown photographed<br>on a 6" woman's wrist and will include a photo showing the inside circumference<br>where the metal tip meets the number on the tape measure.
