Vintage Cast Sterling Navajo Yei Pin

  
This beautifully crafted cast-sterling silver Yei pin is 2 inches long by 1 inch wide. The pin is stamped STERLING with hallmark HB, possibly Harrison Bitsue.

The Yei or Yeii is the Navajo name for the benevolent supernatural beings who bring their healing power to medicinal ceremonies still performed today. In fact, they were first portrayed in traditional sandpainting designs created for these ceremonies, but the modern Yei is generally a pictorial composition, a front- facing stylized stick figure. The item "Vintage Cast Sterling Navajo Yei Pin" is in sale since Wednesday, June 28, 2017.

This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Pins, Brooches". The seller is "penumbra8" and is located in Stamford, Texas. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
• Jewelry Type: Pins