Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Petit Point Necklace 10.2g

Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Petit Point Necklace 10.2g
Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Petit Point Necklace 10.2g
Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Petit Point Necklace 10.2g
Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Petit Point Necklace 10.2g
Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Petit Point Necklace 10.2g

Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Petit Point Necklace 10.2g
We have similar Zuni and Petit Point items, which would pair nicely with this piece, for sale this week. Listing Description by: Angela A. Markings: "925 Italy" and an illegible mark on the ends of the chain, tested, and guaranteed.

Diameter: 2.9 mm to 3.1 mm. Color: opaque bright blue hue with a brown matrix.

Stone Treatment: The stone(s) appear to be untreated, but we are not certified gemologists. Stone(s) have been tested and guaranteed using a professional Presidium Duo refractive, heat, and hardness tester. Stone Cuts: Carved and polished cabochon.

Chain width: 1.51 mm. Pendant length: 1.21 (including bale).

Handmade during the 1960s by a talented Zuni artisan. Features five stones adorning a pendant in the petit point style. Each stone rests in a saw tooth bezel setting, adorning a floral-like motif. When worn, the necklace rests just under the collarbone on most people.

One turquoise stone is missing from the pendant, which can be replaced by your local jeweler. Tarnish on the sterling silver can be removed with a buffing, if desired.

The price has been reduced to reflect this. This listing is for the item only. This beautiful piece was made by a very talented Native American silversmith. It features handcrafted silversmith work throughout.

Antique Native American jewelry is very rare to find. This is due to these pieces being made for reservation and personal use before the tourist trade became popular.

Very few pieces were made and even less survived to today. The concept of Pawn, Old Pawn, and Dead Pawn Native American Jewelry came to be in the 1800s. When a loan wasn't repaid, the item became known as either "Old Pawn" or Dead Pawn. The Zuni Nation is well known for their stone inlay work, mosaic-like images depicting religious and cultural motifs created from materials that were readily available. Their modern work is well known for its bold stone colors; often turquoise and coral are used.

It is rare for their pieces to be signed, as the Zuni People believe artwork belongs to the entire community. Turquoise is found all over the world and has been a popular semi-precious stone used in jewelry and art for thousands of years by many different cultures; from prehistoric times to the present. Turquoise comes in many beautiful color variations; from the popular bright solid sky-blue hues to dark blue hues with dark spiderwebbing throughout, as well as aqua, teal, and many green varieties, and even some rare white with dark spiderwebbing. Petit Point is a style of stone cutting started by the Zuni Native American Tribe, beginning around the 1920s. It involves cutting small uniform shaped stones (round, oval, square, and pear-shaped) which all face in the same direction.

Sometimes the term Needle Point is used to describe pieces made of straight long narrow stones that are pointed at both ends. Zuni silversmiths continue to produce Petit Point in the same tradition; it is a very difficult way to cut a stone and looks beautiful in silver jewelry. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Necklaces & Pendants". The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped worldwide.


Antique Vintage Native Zuni Sterling Silver Turquoise Petit Point Necklace 10.2g