Description
Robert Chee Cast Sterling/ Carrico lake turquoise belt buckle. 3" x 2" x 75<br>grams x take up to a 1.5" belt. No damage or issues of any kind, appears unworn.<br><br>Robert Chee is a Navajo from the famous Manuelito Trading Post, New Mexico area<br>where much of the finest Navajo rug weaving is done. And now most of the weavers<br>have passed on, and it is rare to see the next generation weaving. Robert<br>specializes in traditional jewelry, and he excels in silver casting and stamp<br>work.<br><br>Robert’s father worked for the trading post as a silversmith, the old Mike Kirk<br>Trading Post. He has fond memories of growing up there, lots of hiking in the<br>mountains, arroyos, and they would also ride horses.<br><br>He is related to famous Navajo jeweler Harry Morgan, his first cousin, with whom<br>he apprenticed under. They grew up together living under the same roof, and in<br>the early days they lived in a hogan. Their mothers were sisters. The Navajo are<br>a matriarchal society, and he had a strong upbringing in the traditional ways<br>especially due to having 2 mothers.<br><br>He was born in 1952 at home. There were 10 children in the family, and Robert<br>was Number 9! Two of his siblings have now passed on. He has two children of his<br>own, but they are not interested in silversmithing.
