Rare NA NA PING MICHAEL GARCIA Sterling Gem Lapis Turquoise Inlay Cuff Bracelet
You are Looking at a Gorgeous elegant Large Native Pascua Yaqui handmade sterling silver cuff bracelet set with beautiful high grade Lapis and turquoise stone inlay. This rare elegant piece was handmade and signed by talented Pascua Yaqui artist Michael Garcia (Na Na Ping). Notice the nice silver pyrite in the wonderful deep blue lapis stones. The bracelets inside measurement from tip to tip is roughly 5 3/8″, the opening gap measurement between the tips is roughly 1 1/8″ and it weighs a heavy 80+ grams. You wont find another bracelet like this one. Serious buyers only please. There is a little wear on the bracelet (see pics) but overall a gorgeous piece. This piece would make an excellent addition to any Native American or jewelry collection. Thanks for looking and make sure to check out my other listings. Na Na Ping (Michael Garcia) Pascua Yaqui. Na Na Ping was born in 1952 at the Pascua Yaqui village of Guadalupe just out side of Tempe Arizona where he remains a registered member. After receiving a business degree from Arizona State university, inspired by his uncles lapidary work, he began his career in jewelry. Developing his skills over time, he began experimenting with cutting edge inlay using a wide range of semi precious stones such as turquoise, varascite, sugilite, jade and many others. His fame developed from his unusual ability to combine many complex cuts into a mosaic of color onto a wide and heavy sterling silver shank. This mosaic extends to the edge of the piece of jewelry, giving it a feel of floating atop without the sterling silver appearing in the field of the piece, much like you feel on the edge of an infinity pool. After meeting his wife, a Nambe pueblo woman, her grandfather in a ceremony gave him the name Na Na Ping, the Tewa word meaning Aspen Mountain. Today, Na Na Ping teaches jewelry design at the Poeh arts school in Pojaque Pueblo north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the past president of the Indian Arts and Crafts Association based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has served as Vice President of the prestigious Southwestern Association for Indian Arts. He is the recipient of the SWAIA Arlene Feddes fellowship award that recognizes excellence in Native American Art. He has won first prizes for jewelry in every major show throughout the southwest as well as internationally in Japan, Germany and Australia. His pieces are shown at major museums, among them, the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC and New York, Museum of Northern Arizona, Heard Museum, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and the Eiteljorg Museum of Germany. The item “Rare NA NA PING MICHAEL GARCIA Sterling Gem Lapis Turquoise Inlay Cuff Bracelet” is in sale since Friday, December 11, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Bracelets”. The seller is “my2shadows45″ and is located in Dearborn, Michigan. 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, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Brand: Unbranded
- Jewelry Type: BRACELET
- Main Stone: Lapis & Turquoise
- Tribal Affiliation: Pascua Yaqui
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Featured Refinements: Handmade
- Metal Purity: .925 STERLING
- Material: Natural Stones
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- lot: No
- Country of Origin: UNITED STATES
- Artisan: NA NA PING MICHAEL GARCIA
