Native American Hopi Kewa Navajo Zuni Corn Pin Pendant Sterling Silver Turquoise

  
The corn is a frequent subject of jewelry made by several of the Pueblos and tribes. I've seen this sort of design from Kewa, Hopi and Zuni, for example, but also Navajo. So it's really hard to know the tribe as well as the artist without any hallmark or identifying bit of work. There is a similar design by Charles Supplee, Hopi, which is featured in the Margaret Wright book "Hopi Silver" and appears with pics inside and on the back cover there in her 1989 edition.

I will add a few pictures of that. There are significant similarities between this piece and those by Charles Supplee but I cannot make the attribution; it is certainly a strong possibility. This piece is beautifully executed with the corn well represented, deeply incised, and the leaves as well, all of it beautifully made in sterling silver. There is one lovely round turquoise at the top, under the bail.

This piece is very small, but so perfect in the design, to be very special and beautiful. It is best worn as a pin. If you want to wear it as a pendant it does have the bail but the pin elements would cause it not to lie flat! A jeweler could remove the pin very easily without leaving marks if you wanted to wear it just as a pendant. The pin measures about 1-3/8" long, 5/8" wide, and weighs about 3 grams. It's in great vintage, wearable and collectible condition. The work is detailed and fine; the piece is highly collectible and eternally gorgeous. It is so lovely and tiny, it could work well as a signature piece, pinned to a collar or pocket. It's a perfect thing of beauty. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Take a look at my store. Yes, I sometimes can take reasonable offers.

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The item "Native American Hopi Kewa Navajo Zuni Corn Pin Pendant Sterling Silver Turquoise" is in sale since Thursday, April 4, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Jewelry". The seller is "aaplover" and is located in New York, New York.

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• Weight: 3grams
• Dimensions: 1-3/8" long, 5/8" wide
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Artisan: unsigned / unknown
• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo or Hopi or Kewa or Zuni Pueblo
• Country of Manufacture: United States
• Material: Sterling silver .