Vintage Navajo Style Sterling Silver Turquoise & Spiny Oyster Butterfly Cuff Bracelet

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A bold vintage Navajo sterling silver cuff centered with a large butterfly motif set with natural turquoise and richly striated … Read more A bold vintage Navajo sterling silver cuff centered with a large butterfly motif set with natural turquoise and richly striated spiny oyster shell. The butterfly is constructed with multiple individually set stones and applied silver details over a substantial openwork cuff.

From the Richardson’s Trading Post collection, Gallup, New Mexico, a historic source for Native American jewelry operating since 1913. Richardson’s notes that it has long worked directly with Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi artists and collectors. The bracelet is unsigned and RTP listed it as such.

Materials: Sterling silver, natural turquoise, spiny oyster shell
Weight: 62 g
Inner circumference: Approx. 5 1/4 in
Gap: Approx. 1 1/8 in
Tribal affiliation: Navajo
Maker: Unsigned See less