NAVAJO Necklace of Old Hand-made Silver Beads

"SILVER PEARLS" Navajo Hand-Made Silver Beads Necklace

48 hand-stamped beads graduated from big 1" diameter

Length : 21", on silver rectangular cable link chain with handmade silver hook and 'figure 8" clasp

Beads : 25 mm to 10 mm (1" to 2/5")

Each bead formed by two hand-hammered hemispheres hand-stamped with punch in "eyelash" / "rainbow" pattern;

fine condition with soft patina of natural wear

Weight : 1.3 troy oz (40.2 grams)

No maker mark found, as typical in earlier examples of this type of necklace.

Circa : 1970's - 1984.

Provenance : according to the owner, purchased 1984 US Dept of the Interior collection of native crafts

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