A Remarkable Navajo Bracelet. Multi-stone, Sterling silver, by Wilson Begay

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Navajo bracelet - Estate Jewelry
A Remarkable Navajo Bracelet. Multi-stone, Sterling silver By
Wilson Begay
5 1/4" long, 1 1/8" wide, 1 1/8" gap to slide wrist through.
Using earth-toned settings such as amber, spondylus, and agate with clean and heavy silver, Wilson and his wife Carol have designed a very pleasing work.
57.1 grams - a nice, medium weight, where the bracelet feels solid but not overbearing.
Wilson Begay
Navajo
Wilson and Carol Begay
are traditional Navajo silversmiths. These talented silversmiths who have been creating traditional Navajo jewelry since 1969. They came from families known for their jewelry making and silverwork.
Wilson’s father, Luke, taught John Adair, author of “Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths” how to make sand cast jewelry. He worked for many years with Mike and Dean Kirk, at the famous Kirk Brothers Trading Company in Gallup, New Mexico.
Carol’s parents, Angela and Allen Chee were both silversmiths who worked for C.G. Wallace, the famous jewelry trader from Zuni, New Mexico.
The Begay’s began their career making tufa cast jewelry, a traditional type of Navajo jewelry that requires the artist to make carvings in tufa stone to make forms that shape molten silver. They first worked for Tobe Tupen, a well-known trader in Gallup.
Today they are independent artists whose work is widely sought after by collectors. Wilson does the casting and building the foundations of the jewelry, and Carol sets the stones and does the finishing work. They work together to design their jewelry.
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Will this bracelet fit my wrist?
Generally speaking, if you desire a...
Snug fit:
The bracelet's total length should be 1/4 to 1/2" longer than your wrist's circumference.
Comfortable-to-loose fit:
The bracelet's total length should be 1/2" to 1" longer than your wrist's circumference.
Very loose fit:
The bracelet's total length should be 1" or more longer than your wrist's circumference. Make sure that the gap is not wider than the narrow width of your wrist or it will fall off easily!
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