6.5" Clarence Lee (1952-2011) Navajo Silver bracelet

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Clarence Lee (1952-2011) Navajo Silver bracelet 22mm wide. The shepherdess moves along her sheep and goat in this hallmarked cuff … Read more Clarence Lee (1952-2011) Navajo Silver bracelet 22mm wide. The shepherdess moves along her sheep and goat in this hallmarked cuff by the
master of pictorial silverwork.<p></p>Clarence Lee<p></p>Navajo Silversmith<p></p>Born in 1952 in Ft. Defiance, AZ, Clarence Lee was the second oldest of six
children. His parents, Tom and Emma Rose Lee raised their children in Twin
Lakes, NM. Currently, all his siblings work with silver to one degree or another
with the exception of a sister who works in the health care system.<p></p>Clarence learned his craft from his late father Tom Lee who built and owned a
Trading Post in Twin Lakes and learned how to make silver jewelry to supplement
his income when business at the Trading Post was slow. Tom Lee fought in the
Pacific Theatre during World War II, was a POW for four years and a survivor of
the infamous “Death March of Bataan.†See less