Turquoise/Native American jewelry

[Sheepdog149]

Dash of turquoise/red coral[emoji41]

 

[Sheepdog149]

Beads![emoji16][emoji2937]

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[Sheepdog149]

Wearing my bone necklace today[emoji41]

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[alanfgag]

Two Gray Hills rug, purchased in Newcomb, NM in the 1960s.

 

[Bamaboots]

Navajo craftsman Chester Benally channel inlay ranger buckle set. I'm not sure about this much belt jewelry for myself. I sure like it on the desktop. We'll see when I put it on one of my belts.

 

[alanfgag]

Navajo craftsman Chester Benally channel inlay ranger buckle set. I'm not sure about this much belt jewelry for myself. I sure like it on the desktop. We'll see when I put it on one of my belts.b

Nice work. I have a similar reaction to lapidary pieces - admire the design and workmanship but find I don't wear them very much. I have a massive Zuni bolo tie that I think I have worn out of the house on one occasion.

 

[Sheepdog149]

I had a talented craftsman carve me an arrowhead pendant from elk antler:

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[Sheepdog149]

Navajo craftsman Chester Benally channel inlay ranger buckle set. I'm not sure about this much belt jewelry for myself. I sure like it on the desktop. We'll see when I put it on one of my belts.
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That's a beautiful piece! I've been eyeing some of Mr. Delbert Gordon's belt buckles myself.

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[BobHufford]

Two Gray Hills rug, purchased in Newcomb, NM in the 1960s.

Very nice Alan! My Mother-in-Law had this larger-sized one. Sadly it's rolled up in a closet as we haven't found the wall space for it.

 

[BobHufford]

My wife was wearing her late Mom’s bracelet and her late Step-Dad’s ring this morning.

 

[RJR]

My wife was wearing her late Mom’s bracelet and her late Step-Dad’s ring this morning.

Nice,those stones are striking.

 

[BobHufford]

Nice,those stones are striking.

Thanks Bob!

 

[alanfgag]

A few things I haven't posted before.

Coin silver squash blossom necklace c.1920s, heavy (200+grams) and well crafted - not made for the tourist market. Tufa cast naja with horses hooves. Purchased by the seller out of pawn at Toadlena trading post in the 1960s.

Earrings with Lander mine turquoise

A pre-columbian bird effigy atlatl, with two sets of drilled holes. From an Illinois collection.

 

[BobHufford]

Outstanding Alan!

 

[alanfgag]

 

[Sheepdog149]

Wearing a beaded deerskin cuff today[emoji41][emoji869]

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[BobHufford]

What one wears to a Mexican restaurant in small town Missouri...

 

[Sheepdog149]

Wearin' this guy today[emoji869][emoji57]

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[BobHufford]

This hit the porch yesterday. Oscar Alexius (Navajo / Diné) silver adjustable headband with three kinds of turquoise, spiny oyster and sugilite. The stone sections are on the front and back. The artist would sometimes leave the piece tarnished to look like “old pawn” (which I dig and it looks good on this hat).

 

[alanfgag]

A recent addition to my small but growing collection of old trade beads... this is a strand of very rare 7 layer glass chevron rosetta beads, made in Venice sometime around 1500. They were likely originally traded in Africa before arriving in the Americas. The 16 old beads show significant wear from age and use but are in quite remarkable condition overall. They are strung with 19th century Venetian yellow heart and antique Bohemian (I think) cobalt melon beads. I am thrilled to be the current caretaker for this beautiful set.