Very Rare Alvin Yellowhorse Raised Cobblestone Inlay 5 1/4long Feather Pendant
The feather is a symbol of strength, power, freedom, wisdom and spirituality in Native American culture. Alvin chose from an unusually lovely muted color palette of assorted semiprecious stones (several varieties of turquoise, onyx, lapis lazuli and mother of pearl amongst others), in order to construct this stunning piece. Each’cobblestone’ needed to be individually cut and polished prior to setting, an arduous task greatly more time consuming than if he was making a flat inlay.. The pendant measures 5 1/4″ long from the top of the 1/2″ bale to the bottom of the dangling feather. At its widest the pendant measures 2 across. Its weight is a substantial 68g. It is in excellent shape. The semi precious stones used here are gorgeous and totally free of cracks and scratches. I have made no attempt to clean the pendant’s silver setting! It shows a slight patchy tarnish which to my mind serves only to add to its allure. I’ve taken lots of photos of the pendant and the colors are true to the piece. Please check out the photo gallery if interested and feel free to contact me if you have any questions! Thank you so very much for looking! Alvin Yellowhorse is a Navajo jeweler born in 1968. He learned the trade from his father, Frank Yellowhorse. He began creating his distinct modern inlaid jewelry style since 1995. He has won numerous awards for his work, including features in Smithsonian Magazine in 1999.
