Navajo (Diné)
Southwest, United States
2020
Sterling silver with turquoise and brass, hallmarked
Height 2 3/4 in (7.0 cm); 31.07 g
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
A contemporary katsina pendant built in sterling silver and brass, the mask face set within a radiating stamped headdress edged in twisted wire, with a small brass mouth. The lower body is worked with a brass and blackened silver terraced cloud pattern above a single turquoise cabochon in a serrated bezel, hung from a wide stamped silver bail. The piece is hallmarked and finished with intentional oxidation setting off the raised silver and brass.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Navajo (Diné)
Southwest, United States
2020
Sterling silver with turquoise and brass, hallmarked
Height 2 3/4 in (7.0 cm); 31.07 g
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
A contemporary katsina pendant built in sterling silver and brass, the mask face set within a radiating stamped headdress edged in twisted wire, with a small brass mouth. The lower body is worked with a brass and blackened silver terraced cloud pattern above a single turquoise cabochon in a serrated bezel, hung from a wide stamped silver bail. The piece is hallmarked and finished with intentional oxidation setting off the raised silver and brass.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
