Native American Pin

Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Sunburst Pin Brooch 8.5g

Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Sunburst Pin Brooch 8.5g
Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Sunburst Pin Brooch 8.5g
Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Sunburst Pin Brooch 8.5g

Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Sunburst Pin Brooch 8.5g    Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Sunburst Pin Brooch 8.5g

We have similar Turquoise and Zuni items, which would pair nicely with this piece, for sale this week. Listing description by: Angela A.

Markings : Unmarked, tested, and guaranteed. Color : opaque bright blue, aqua-green, and blue-green hues with a minor brown matrix. 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 petit point cabochon. Handmade in the 1950s by talented Zuni silversmith.

Composed of 900 sterling silver, also known as coin silver, a popular purity of silver during this time. Beautiful turquoise stones rest in saw tooth bezel settings in the petit point style. The brooch contains the motif of a sunburst. Completed with a pin stem and locking "c" clasp for secure wear.

Tarnish on the sterling silver gives the brooch an antique quality we believe is rather lovely. The price has been reduced to reflect this. 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 Zuni Nation is well known for their stone inlay work, mosaic-like images depicting religious and cultural motifs created from materials that were readily available. Their modern work is well known for its bold stone colors; often turquoise and coral are used.

It is rare for their pieces to be signed, as the Zuni People believe artwork belongs to the entire community. The concept of Pawn, Old Pawn, and Dead Pawn Native American Jewelry came to be in the 1800s. T repaid, the item became known as either "Old Pawn" or Dead Pawn.

Petit Point is a style of stone cutting started by the Zuni Native American Tribe, beginning around the 1920s. It involves cutting small uniform shaped stones (round, oval, square, and pear-shaped) which all face in the same direction. Sometimes the term Needle Point is used to describe pieces made of straight long narrow stones that are pointed at both ends.

Zuni silversmiths continue to produce Petit Point in the same tradition; it is a very difficult way to cut a stone and looks beautiful in silver jewelry. 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.

The item "Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Sunburst Pin Brooch 8.5g" is in sale since Sunday, October 3, 2021. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Brooches & Pins". The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Country of Origin: United States - Zuni Nation
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Closure/Clasp Type: Pin stem and locking "c" clasp
  • Pin/Brooch Type: Brooch, lapel, hat pin, scarf pin, tie pin
  • Era: Vintage Native Zuni c. 1950
  • Metal Purity: 900
  • Main Stone: Turquoise
  • Metal: Sterling Silver
  • Jewelry Type: Pins
  • Tribal Affiliation: Zuni
  • Ethnic & Regional Style: Native American

Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Sunburst Pin Brooch 8.5g    Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Sunburst Pin Brooch 8.5g