Navajo Contemporary Pre-1945 Mercury Dime Head Bead & Kingman Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace With Matching Earrings – SB#1063

Contemporary Pre-1945 Mercury Dime Head Bead & Kingman Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace With Matching Earrings.  Masterfully Handmade And Designed By Navajo Artist JAMES McCABE.      

Details  

Artist Hallmark:  “J Mc, Navajo” (inscribed on back of Naja and on squash blossom of one earring.)

Materials/Technique For Necklace:  Hand Strung; Hand-Soldered And Formed Pre-1945 Mercury Silver Dime Head Bead Squash Blossoms; Kingman Turquoise Bead Spacers; Saw Work

Materials/Technique For Naja:  Tufa Stone Cast Sterling Silver; Cabochon; Stampwork; Appliquéd 1884 Silver Dollar Coin; Pre-1945 Mercury Silver Dime Head Bead Squash Blossom;  Pre-1945 Mercury Silver Dimes Soldered To Each End of Naja

Materials/Technique For Earrings:  Hand-Soldered And Formed Pre-1945 Mercury Silver Dime Head Bead Squash Blossoms; Saw Work; Handmade French Ear Wires

Necklace Length:  33″ (including Naja) 

Necklace Weight:  377 grams (including Naja)

Naja Height:  4.87″

Naja Width:  2.88″

Approximate Earring Length:  2.2″

Earrings Style:  French Wire

Earrings Weight:  7 grams each