Yaqui
Southwest
1980s
Sterling silver, signed
Total circumference 8 in (20.3 cm), gap 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm), width 1 1/2 in (3.8 cm); 136.68 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, NM
This heavy sterling cuff carries a petroglyph scene in raised silver against a stippled, oxidized ground, framed by plain silver borders above and below. Human figures, deer, birds, stars and a zigzag lightning element are worked as silver appliqué that stands out against the darkened background, in the manner of Southwest rock art. At just over 136 grams across a 1 1/2 inch width, it is a very heavy, substantial cuff, signed by the maker and dating to the 1980s.
Danny Romero, 1954 to 2018, was a silversmith of Yaqui and Spanish heritage who grew up in Douglas, Arizona and worked from the 1970s. He was known for petroglyph and pictograph designs drawn from prehistoric rock art and Southwest imagery, as well as for detailed stone inlay. He was one of five silversmiths invited to the Night of the First Americans at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States, Germany, Japan and Canada. His heavy gauge silver work is signed and recognized for its narrative petroglyph scenes.
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Yaqui
Southwest
1980s
Sterling silver, signed
Total circumference 8 in (20.3 cm), gap 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm), width 1 1/2 in (3.8 cm); 136.68 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, NM
This heavy sterling cuff carries a petroglyph scene in raised silver against a stippled, oxidized ground, framed by plain silver borders above and below. Human figures, deer, birds, stars and a zigzag lightning element are worked as silver appliqué that stands out against the darkened background, in the manner of Southwest rock art. At just over 136 grams across a 1 1/2 inch width, it is a very heavy, substantial cuff, signed by the maker and dating to the 1980s.
Danny Romero, 1954 to 2018, was a silversmith of Yaqui and Spanish heritage who grew up in Douglas, Arizona and worked from the 1970s. He was known for petroglyph and pictograph designs drawn from prehistoric rock art and Southwest imagery, as well as for detailed stone inlay. He was one of five silversmiths invited to the Night of the First Americans at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States, Germany, Japan and Canada. His heavy gauge silver work is signed and recognized for its narrative petroglyph scenes.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
