Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Bracelet By Nora Tahe Bill

  

NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER BRACELET BY NORA TAHE BILL. Solid heavy Navajo deep stamped tribal cuff bracelet. The silversmith has applied deep stamped repeat tribal symbols down the center of the face and oxidized the stamping to blacken the silver. She has hammered both ends flat and rounded off the edges to finish the design.

And is hallmarked NORA - STERLING by Navajo silversmith Nora (Bill) Tahe. Nora began making the thick, heavy, deep stamped cuffs while married to Emerson Bill and has continued the style to present day. The Navajos began working with silver in the 19th century, and began making things like buckles, bridles, buttons, rings, canteens, hollow beads, earrings, crescent-shaped pendants (called "najas"), bracelets, crosses, powder chargers, tobacco canteens, and conchos (for belts). Their silversmithing skills has evolved and changed throughout the years, and in about 1880 Navajo silversmiths star ted to set turquoise in their silver work. Traditionally, Navajo artists worked with jewelry techniques like repousee and stamp work, but today they explored in other Native American jewelry making techniques like Zuni inlay work and Hopi overlay work. Bracelet size is 5.7 plus 1½ gap 13mm wide weight 44.7grams great addition to your collection? This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American: US\1935-Now\Jewelry". The seller is "joseeligogarciaciachino" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.

1. Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
2. Artisan: Nora Tahe bill
3. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
4. Culture: Native American: US
5. Handmade: Yes
6. Modified Item: No