Native American Navajo Pink Conch Heart Earrings By Marcella James
$ 55.45
Description
NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO PINK CONCH HEART EARRINGS BY MARCELLA JAMES. Weighs 4 grams. Their silversmithing skills has evolved and changed throughout the years, and in about 1880 Navajo silversmiths started to set turquoise in their silver work. NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO PINK CONCH HEART EARRINGS BY MARCELLA JAMES Beautiful earrings hand made out of sterling silver and Pink Conch by Navajo silversmith Marcella James. These wonderful earrings will become a versatile accessory in your jewelry collection. Weighs 4 grams. Signed 9/16" x 9/16″ Artist card included 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 started 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.
