Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay

Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay
Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay
Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay
Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay
Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay
Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay
Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay
Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay
Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay

Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay

Gorgeous huge Vintage Sterling Silver hand stamped concho feathers pendant Necklace SIGNED Sam Begay. This is an authentic Native American silver jewelry pendant with an included free silver chain necklace. Made by hand, silver Indian jewelry is a traditional handcraft of American Indians of the southwest. The feather, is a powerful symbol that signifies honor and a connection between the owner, the Creator, and the bird from which the feather came.

It symbolizes trust, honor, strength, wisdom, power, and freedom. It is an object that is deeply revered and a sign of high honor. Indian jewelry, by Zuni and Navajo silversmiths, is very popular because of the natural materials used and their traditional craftsmanship.

When you think about Native American jewelry, there is a certain appeal that is readily identified in the rich quality. Made by Sam Begay of Gallup is the acknowledged master of the art of sandcast jewelry.

Sam Begay, grandfather, demonstrated this skill to John Adair in the early 1930's when Adair was conducting a survey of native silversmiths of the Smithsonian. Luke taught the skill to Sam as a young man. Today, in his 60's, sam continues to make all kind of jewelry in his Gallup home. His wife, chooses the stones to be used and sets them in bezels. The Begays have three daughters, and are continuing the family tradition His work has won top awards at the Gallup Inter-tribal Ceremonial and is a "must have" for serious collectors of contemporary Indian jewelry.

Tall with bale feathers are 3"¼ sterling silver chain is 18"long total weight 60.7grams great addition to your collection? This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American: US\1935-Now\Jewelry". The seller is "joseeligogarciaciachino" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Liechtenstein, Kuwait, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malta, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Uganda, Luxembourg, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.


Gorgeous HUGE Vintage NAVAJO Sterling SILVER CONCHO FEATHERS pendant Sam Begay