I have been collecting Native American jewelry basically for one reason-I love it! I believe it to be rare. It is signed Sterling and the initials CB on the back under the clamp which holds the leather pieces tight in place so the pendant will not slide up and down when you’re wearing it! At first, I thought the CB stood for Calvin Begay, but, when I researched it, it came up with Clarence Bailon, who is a wonderful Native American artist of the Santo Domingo Pueblo tribe, which are also known as Kewa Pueblo Native Americans. They are located in northern New Mexico about an hour’s drive north of Albuquerque. This bolo is really unique! The stone is absolutely fabulous. It is a really rich robins egg blue on one side of the stone and the other side it is a dark green mottled with some brown, and also a blue that looks like lapis lazuli. The clamp, clamper, or clasp, whatever it is actually called, really keeps the leather ties in place so the pendant doesn’t slip. I do not know if that particular piece is actually sterling, but everything else is!! I do not know just how old this Bolo is, but I would call it Vintage. Condition is very good! Please view all of my pictures as they serve as the better part of the description of this awesome piece!! White spots on the stone are camera glare. There is no white on the stone and the genuine leather tie is a really nice brown color. It looks a little gray in my pics! There may also be a little bit of a red reflection from the back of my red iPhone when I was taking the pictures of the Sterling back!
RARE Hopi Clarence Lomayestewa Signed Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet. The item “RARE Hopi Clarence Lomayestewa Signed Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet” is in sale since Monday, November 23, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Bracelets”. The seller is “fancyfindz” and is located in Summerville, South Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States.
Navajo Tufa Cast Belt Buckle. 2.7″ X 1.85 “. Will accept a belt of up to 1.4. 54.2 grams = 1.91 Troy ounces. (all measurements are approximate). Clarence Lee Tufa Cast Sterling Silver Belt Buckle. This Buckle was made by a talented Navajo artist using the Tufa Casting Technique to create a very beautiful Belt Buckle. It demonstrates a high level of skill in both design and jewelry construction! It is signed with the hallmark of “Clarence Lee” in script stamp as well as “(rocking)CL”. It is also stamped “Sterling”. As you may know, most of the jewelry created by Clarence Lee is contemporary and has applique. He has been making very popular jewelry since the 1970’s. Clarence loved to sell his jewelry directly to the public. On the occasions that I would see him and visit with him, he was always very outgoing and enthusiastic while he displayed and discussed his jewelry. You may not be surprised to learn that Clarence was a rodeo calf roper. I very much like sculpture and humor. Clarence had an appreciation for life and the award judges had an appreciation for his work. Dozens and dozens of awards have been awarded for this deserving artist. His work is even in the British Museum! This buckle may be best appreciated and cherished by Clarence Lee collectors that may have never see anything that he made that looks traditional. I have collect modern and contemporary art and always enjoy having items in my collection that reflect “early work” of something surprisingly different for a known artist. This buckle looks to be in fine condition. There are no dents, cracks, or noticeable scratches, etc. Take a close look with the magnifier on the picture program. The design of the Tufa Cast Silver work is what most collectors would call Classical Revival. This is a beautiful Belt Buckle that demonstrates the art of the Tufa Casting technique. I hope you are pleased with what you see… As the Navajo say, “Walk in Beauty”. I thank You and look forward to sharing a good experience! “AMERICAN INDIAN JEWELRY I” – Gregory Schaaf – Page 212. “AMERICAN INDIAN JEWELRY II: A-L” – Page 327 (7/8ths of a page). “HALLMARKS OF THE SOUTHWEST”- Barton Wright – Page 99. THE LITTLE BOOK OF SOUTHWESTERN SILVER – Billie Hougart – Page 194. “ZUNI JEWELRY” – Theda and Michael Bassman. “ZUNI THE ART AND THE PEOPLE VOLUMES 1-3″ – Barbara & Ed Bell- Volume. “KNIFEWING AND RAINBOW MAN IN ZUNI JEWELRY”. For reference only Buckle CL. The item “Rare! CLARENCE LEE signed BELT BUCKLE Navajo Indian TUFA CAST Sterling Silver” is in sale since Saturday, November 4, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Other Native American Jewelry”. The seller is “kevinshops!” and is located in Tucson, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Guadeloupe, Luxembourg, Uruguay, Russian federation, South africa.
