Navajo (Diné)
Southwest, United States
2020
Sterling silver and turquoise, hallmarked
Height 3 in (7.6 cm); 49.86 g
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
A sculptural katsina pendant worked in fabricated sterling silver, the head built up from stacked and stamped silver bands with two tube horns and a tiered, plumed headdress. The tapered lower body is stamped with terraced and line motifs and set with a single oval turquoise cabochon, a green stone with tan matrix, in a plain bezel. The oxidized silver is finished to set off the raised and stamped detail, and the pendant hangs from twin silver bails; it is hallmarked on the reverse.
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Navajo (Diné)
Southwest, United States
2020
Sterling silver and turquoise, hallmarked
Height 3 in (7.6 cm); 49.86 g
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
A sculptural katsina pendant worked in fabricated sterling silver, the head built up from stacked and stamped silver bands with two tube horns and a tiered, plumed headdress. The tapered lower body is stamped with terraced and line motifs and set with a single oval turquoise cabochon, a green stone with tan matrix, in a plain bezel. The oxidized silver is finished to set off the raised and stamped detail, and the pendant hangs from twin silver bails; it is hallmarked on the reverse.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
