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Silver belt buckle with fine stamp work and repoussé.
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Turquoise/Native American jewelry
- Thread starter Feraud
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Nice additions since I last visited!
Alan -- that buckle is amazing and I like the belt as well (though it is closer to my hat band size than my belt size).
Alan -- that buckle is amazing and I like the belt as well (though it is closer to my hat band size than my belt size).
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- 15,012
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- Buffalo, NY
Thanks Bob... I wish I were as skinny as that.
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- 15,012
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
A rare simple and elegant silver bead necklace with Naja marked US Navajo 70, late 1930s -1940. I posted a bracelet with this designation some time back.
"The U.S. Navajo designation was used for just 4 years between 1938 and 1942, under a U.S. Government program created to assure the quality of native arts and crafts sold in trading posts on the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and Rio Grande Pueblo reservations. Only originally approved and monitored posts could use the "U.S. Navajo" designation and the mark was an assurance of superior quality. The brilliant Navajo silversmith and jewelry instructor Ambrose Roanhorse personally made all the "U.S. Navajo" and "U.S. Zuni" jewelry stamps himself and also personally stamped many of the approved pieces. The "U.S. Navajo 70" stamp designated the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild in Fort Wingate, New Mexico."
"The U.S. Navajo designation was used for just 4 years between 1938 and 1942, under a U.S. Government program created to assure the quality of native arts and crafts sold in trading posts on the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and Rio Grande Pueblo reservations. Only originally approved and monitored posts could use the "U.S. Navajo" designation and the mark was an assurance of superior quality. The brilliant Navajo silversmith and jewelry instructor Ambrose Roanhorse personally made all the "U.S. Navajo" and "U.S. Zuni" jewelry stamps himself and also personally stamped many of the approved pieces. The "U.S. Navajo 70" stamp designated the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild in Fort Wingate, New Mexico."
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Super nice! I like the shirt as well.
Jordon
New in Town
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Got an Indian Chief from the 60s that I love. Have one more ring with a turquoise stone coming in hopefully a week or so.
Along with some others...
Along with some others...
mondocatto
New in Town
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- Location
- United Kingdom
Silver belt buckle with fine stamp work and repoussé.
Wow, is that ever nice!!
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- 15,012
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
Slightly off topic, but a set of salad serving pieces made by Navajo silversmith Kenneth Begay for the White Hogan in Scottsdale. Mid-20th century. About 10" long.
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- 15,012
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
No. 8 Mine Turquoise
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- 15,012
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
A newly arrived ring by Hopi silversmith Mitchell Sockyma.
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- 15,012
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
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- 15,012
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
Art Tafoya and George Kee, side by side.
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- NY
Awesome ring and looks great with jeansArt Tafoya and George Kee, side by side.
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- 15,012
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- Buffalo, NY
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- 14,543
Just beautiful Alan!
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- 15,012
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- Buffalo, NY
Tip of the hat to you Bob... thanks.
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- 15,012
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- Buffalo, NY
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Beauty! And wide! Can you lift your arm? 
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- 15,012
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
Thanks... it is a heavy one.
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