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Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch

Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch
Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch
Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch
Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch

Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch    Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch

We have similar Navajo and Turquoise items, which would pair nicely with this piece, for sale this week. Listing Description by: Angela A. Age Circa: Antique Native Navajo C. Markings: Unmarked, tested, and guaranteed. Country of Origin: United States - Navajo Nation.

Gram Weight: 13.2 grams. Main Stone: Crow Springs Turquoise. Color: opaque blue hue with a matrix of honey brown to darker brown. Stone Treatment: The stone(s) appear to be untreated, but we are not certified gemologists. Stone(s) have been tested and guaranteed using a professional Presidium Duo refractive, heat, and hardness tester.

Stone Cuts: Carved and polished cabochon. Pin/Brooch Style: Brooch, lapel pin, hat pin, scarf pin, tie pin. Closure Type: Pin stem with a locking "c" clasp. Convertible to Necklace Pendant: If desired, your local jeweler could add a bale to this piece so it could be worn as a pendant.

Handmade during the 1930s by a talented Navajo artisan. The body of the brooch features two domed sunbursts, as well as hand-hammered stamp designs of arrows and swirls.

A blue Crow Springs turquoise stone adorns the center of the brooch, surrounded by silver beads. The hue of this stone contrasts beautifully with the cool sterling silver tone of the brooch. Completed with a pin stem and a locking "c" clasp, allowing it to be worn on a variety of accessories, including hats, scarves, and lapels, among many others.

This brooch displays some tarnish which gives the piece a lovely antique quality. This listing is for the item only. This beautiful piece was made by a very talented Native American silversmith.

It features handcrafted silversmith work throughout. Antique Native American jewelry is very rare to find. This is due to these pieces being made for reservation and personal use before the tourist trade became popular. Very few pieces were made and even less survived to today. The Navajo Nation sits on 27,000 square miles within the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Navajo have a rich history and culture and have become known for creating some of the finest sterling silver and turquoise jewelry, incorporating their own traditional motifs with silversmithing. The squash blossom necklace is perhaps one of the most famous Navajo styles produced, along with turquoise inlay rings. Turquoise is an important stone in Navajo culture; symbolizing happiness, good fortune, and good health.

The first Navajo silversmith, Atsidi Sani, was taught around 1865 by a Mexican silversmith. Atsidi Sani in turn taught his four sons, who then started teaching other Navajo artisans. In the beginning, Navajo artisans created sterling silver jewelry for themselves and others in the Navajo Nation.

Turquoise is found all over the world and has been a popular semi-precious stone used in jewelry and art for thousands of years by many different cultures; from prehistoric times to the present. Turquoise comes in many beautiful color variations; from the popular bright solid sky-blue hues to dark blue hues with dark spiderwebbing throughout, as well as aqua, teal, and many green varieties, and even some rare white with dark spiderwebbing.

Crow Spring Turquoise (also called Little Crow or Blue Bird Turquoise) was first discovered in Nevada in 1909. This Nevada turquoise is famous for its mix of mottled blues and greens with a warm honey brown to black brown matrix.

This small mine has only recently been re-opened, and the turquoise coming out of it is hard to find. The item "Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch" is in sale since Sunday, May 3, 2020. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Pins, Brooches".

The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Country of Origin: United States - Navajo Nation
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Metal Purity: .925
  • Main Stone: Turquoise
  • Metal: Sterling Silver
  • Jewelry Type: Pins
  • Tribal Affiliation: Navajo

Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch    Antique Vintage Sterling Silver Native Navajo Crow Springs Turquoise Pin Brooch