Navajo Style Sterling Silver Turquoise Jewelry Featuring Rainbow Man Yei Necklace

Item Details

An assortment of Navajo style sterling silver turquoise jewelry, which includes a necklace, a cuff bracelet, and a ring. The necklace features four stations depicting the Rainbow Man Yei, a holy deity in Navajo culture associated with the rain, whose body curls around the south, west, and north to protect from evil outside influences, but does not need to cover the east, because no evil can come from the east in Navajo theology. Also included, is a cuff bracelet with a marquise shaped turquoise shadowbox adorning the head of the split cuff, which has scalloped edges, with an applied and stamped hogan motif accent. The ring features a turquoise cabochon in a rope twist border, accented by rain drops, set atop a split shank. Each piece is hallmarked as, or tested as sterling silver. The total approximate weight, inclusive of all materials, is 2.200 ozt.

• This item has been evaluated and verified by an independent Graduate Gemologist. (CINCDU).

• All diamond and gemstone grading is done under GIA standards as the mounting permits, where gemstones are present. All weights and measurements are estimated and approximate. Industry standard and accepted treatments for gemstones are assumed unless otherwise noted.

Condition

- shank of ring and cuff are both slightly out of round/ misshapen.
- some tarnishing present.
- minor markings throughout.

Dimensions

- necklace measures 20.00" long.
- cuff measures 5.00" end to end, taken at interior.
- total weight, inclusive of all materials, is 2.200 ozt.

Item #

17BAL092-693