Turquoise Bracelets

Rare Southwest Turquoise set in silver bracelets from Native American silversmiths

Perhaps the most exciting thing about the best examples of early Native American
jewelry is the turquoise. These bracelets were made at a time when Southwest mining
 was in full swing. Gold, Silver and Copper mining was thriving and as a result, the
most beautiful turquoise the world had ever seen was being unearthed.

All that is over now. These incredible turquoise deposits are long gone. They are
simply mined out. Frankly, high grade turquoise of this very fine quality was always
 a rarity... but people at the time thought there was more just around the corner.
Well, we've now seen around the corner and there is no more.

Fragments of high grade turquoise appear occasionally today... but large examples
like those seen below are all but impossible to find.

Great Southwest turquoise is a viable investment... set in fine jewelry it is even better.
 Governments can print paper money till a green Tsunami drowns us all. Historically,
 piles of paper money have been traded for great turquoise for centuries. The only
thing different now is that it takes a bigger pile of green to get the blue.

I would like to thank Ray Yazzie, Boyd Tsosie, Vernon Haskie, Thomas Curtis,
Wes Willie and all the other wonderful silversmiths who helped me to
attribute the origin of this turquoise. No visit to Sedonawolf's
studio is complete without some fun examining
 old turquoise jewelry.

Buy it, own it, wear it, enjoy it and let the magic unfold.

This is only 2 pieces... more to follow soon... stay tuned
and keep the remote handy!!

Stormy Mountain Turquoise Old Navajo Silver Bracelet

Lowry describes Stormy Mountain this way, "Stormy Mountain turquoise along
with Blue Diamond is distinctive for producing hard, dark blue turquoise
 with a blotchy black chert matriz... resembles storm clouds...
hence the name... the mine is not presently active..."

There was never much Stormy Mountain turquoise

1 3/4" Wide

For a 6 1/2" to a 6 3/4' wrist

It can not be adjusted

$1250

MDF

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Persian Turquoise Old Navajo Silver Bracelet

Circa 1960's

Some very minor scratches on the reverse of one of the sliver bands.
They probably are an old stores inventory identification

Designs similar to this date back to the very beginning of Southwest Indian jewelry.

Boyd Tsosie felt quite confident that this was old Persian turquoise.
He had seen similar in the 1970's. Persian turquoise was always considered
 among the world's finest and until the fall of the Shah was imported
 into the United States.

Interestingly, it bears a striking similarity to gem
 Bisbee Blue (Lavender Pit).

1 1/4" Wide

For a 6 1/2" wrist

It can not be adjusted

$1550

MDF

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