Found this in a neighborhood free box out by the curb mixed in with some old toys a few years ago. I believe it’s a neck cuff. Marked sterling and nothing else. Anyone think it would be Native made?
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It doesn’t look Native or handmade to me. Still pretty nice to get that much sterling for free though
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Thanks. I suspected it wasn’t as it had no hallmarks or initials. And I don’t see much, if anything, for neck cuffs in Indian jewelry. I always wondered about it though. Design seemed to be more Mexican I think.
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I don’t know, if you told me it was Navajo handmade I would believe you.
Looks hand made to me. Maybe from a blank.
For what it’s worth, Native Americans do sometimes make cuff style necklaces. Here’s one that I have which was made by Herbert Smith, Navajo. I bought my mom a nice one once too, which I don’t have a picture of. It was mostly that triangle shaped ridge on the back which I found unusual and was giving me pause about it being handmade, but I could certainly be wrong.
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That is simply beautiful.
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Interesting! As I searched for any kind of Native made neck cuffs online and came up with basically nothing. I didn’t think it was a “thing” but then again they must do a few from time to time. Mine was most likely made since the 80s and has no identifying marks other than a sterling stamp. Therefore, still being sterling, I think mine occupies the lower end type of market, if it actually is Navajo. It’s made from 2 blanks welded so you see that ridge, and makes that one side of the fan design dimensional.
It’s surprising that people would essentially throw this out. A good find, NA or not! Definitily newer piece. Mexican?
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It’s amazing how the simplicity of it makes it so elegant.
See, now that is obviously NA. And you can see there’s craftsmanship. Mine seems like it purchased in a tourist area, probably Mexico and they probably didn’t pay more than $20 at the time.
Hence they just threw it out. I pretty much ignored it myself until I started collecting Indian jewelry recently. Good to see other pieces one doesn’t normally expect in Native American jewelry, like neck cuffs.