Navajo (Diné)
Southwest, United States
2020
Sterling silver with turquoise, coral, spiny oyster, purple stone, and 14k gold, signed JT
Height 3 1/4 in (8.3 cm); 39.4 g
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
A contemporary katsina form pendant, a tufa textured silver body crowned by a large oval turquoise cabochon in a stamped radiating bezel. The turquoise is blue with a bold black matrix, set above two round coral cabochons and a purple stone cabochon, with a spiny oyster cabochon at the base. The silver ground is worked with 14k gold appliqué in the form of a hummingbird and a corn stalk, alongside stamped stars and a lizard motif.
The piece combines several stones and two colors of metal in a single sculptural pendant, hung from an integrated silver bail. It is signed JT and marked 14KT for the gold work. Materials and construction are consistent with recent studio production.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Navajo (Diné)
Southwest, United States
2020
Sterling silver with turquoise, coral, spiny oyster, purple stone, and 14k gold, signed JT
Height 3 1/4 in (8.3 cm); 39.4 g
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
A contemporary katsina form pendant, a tufa textured silver body crowned by a large oval turquoise cabochon in a stamped radiating bezel. The turquoise is blue with a bold black matrix, set above two round coral cabochons and a purple stone cabochon, with a spiny oyster cabochon at the base. The silver ground is worked with 14k gold appliqué in the form of a hummingbird and a corn stalk, alongside stamped stars and a lizard motif.
The piece combines several stones and two colors of metal in a single sculptural pendant, hung from an integrated silver bail. It is signed JT and marked 14KT for the gold work. Materials and construction are consistent with recent studio production.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
