Navajo, New Mexico
1950s
Sterling silver with natural turquoise
Height 3½ in. (8.9 cm); Width 2½ in. (6.4 cm); 88 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Taos, New Mexico
Navajo ketoh, or bow guards, originated as functional wrist protectors worn during archery and evolved into prestige objects displaying the silversmith's skill, with the broad sterling silver face providing a surface for repoussé and stamped decoration. This example features a fluted shell or fan motif in repoussé silver with a central natural turquoise stone set in a bezel, the combination of form and stone characteristic of mid-century Navajo silverwork produced for both Native use and the collector market. Private collection provenance from Taos connects the piece to the longstanding tradition of Southwestern collecting centered in northern New Mexico.
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Navajo, New Mexico
1950s
Sterling silver with natural turquoise
Height 3½ in. (8.9 cm); Width 2½ in. (6.4 cm); 88 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Taos, New Mexico
Navajo ketoh, or bow guards, originated as functional wrist protectors worn during archery and evolved into prestige objects displaying the silversmith's skill, with the broad sterling silver face providing a surface for repoussé and stamped decoration. This example features a fluted shell or fan motif in repoussé silver with a central natural turquoise stone set in a bezel, the combination of form and stone characteristic of mid-century Navajo silverwork produced for both Native use and the collector market. Private collection provenance from Taos connects the piece to the longstanding tradition of Southwestern collecting centered in northern New Mexico.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
