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Lot 46

Native American Turquoise Necklace and Cuff Bracelet, Signed

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Native American Zuninecklace and Navajocuff bracelet. The necklace is a silver and turquoise necklace signed "Griffin Tsabetsaye, Zuni". The pendant has eight hand cut turquoise set in hand cutserratedbezels. They are in a shallowshadow box setting along with silver beads. The setting is stamped out and hand tooled.Theturquoise range in size from 17mm - 27mmlong and 10mm - 15mm wide. The necklace is made up of six turquoise beads 10mm - 15mmwide, silver 6 mm beads, and silver tube beads25mm long and 5 mm thick. It isstrung on a cable wire with a hook and eye closure. Measures 26 inches long. Pendant measures 3 3/4 inches long and 2.75 inches wide. Weighs 99.9 grams. The Navajo sterling cuff bracelet hasa center hand cut turquoise set in a handcut,serrated bezel measuring19mm long, 11mm wide and 7 mm thick.Underneath it is amother of pearl cabochon in a hand cut, serratedbezel5 mm in diameter. The two stones are accented with twisted wire, five silver beads and a silver feather. It is handcrafted and signed "RS" on the interior of the cuff possibly for Roger Skeet. The setting measures1 1/4 inch long and 7/8 inch wide.The bracelet interior measures 2 1/4inches wide and 1 5/8 inchestall. The wire of the cuff has a knife edge and is 1.6 mm wide and 1.2 mm thick. Weighs 13.9 grams.

Condition

Excellent condition.