RARE ONE -OF-A-KIND!

For your consideration is this magnificent  handcrafted sterling silver mixed metals and natural Grasshopper turquoise (aka Green Springs Turquoise) spinner pendant by famous award winning Navajo artisan Shane Hendren. Shane won Artist of the Year at the Santa Fe Indian Market for 2007, 2014, 2016 and 2017!

This gorgeous pendant features an exquisite pendant frame handcrafted from sterling silver and a mixed metal technique called "mokume gane". A hand cut cab of natural Grasshopper turquoise was set in a handmade stylized bezel that was hand engraved on the back. The bottom portion is reversible and features intricate hand engraving on the entire reverse side. We have included a lot of pics to show the different possibilities!

This amazing pendant measures approx 1" wide x 3 1/2" long, including bail. Comes on a three strand sterling silver Native Pearls beads necklace. Beads range in size from 4mm to 6mm and is adjustable from 16" choker length to 18" necklace length. Closes with sterling lobster claw clasp. Stamped and hallmarked by the famous Navajo master silversmith. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. RP$6500

A spectacular and highly collectible piece of Natural Grasshopper Turquoise Navajo jewelry art by famous award winning Navajo artisan Shane Hendren to add to your collection! Versatile for various looks! ONE-OF-A-KIND piece never to be duplicated!

** Grasshopper Turquoise is from a Nevada mine located south of Tonopah in the Southern part of the state. The Grasshopper Turquoise mine is a very low production hat mine (this is a term for a very small mine as you can cover the mines production with your hat). Lander Blue is also considered a hat mine as it only yielded a few hundred pounds of material. The Grasshopper mine is so small you could hardly fit a mid size car in the main pit. The colors of this mine range from a beautiful light spider web blue to an intense faustite green ( Faustite is the zinc rich analogue of turquoise having almost four times as much zinc than copper in its crystal structure). Some examples of mines that produce Faustite turquoise are the Carico lake mine and the Orvil Jack mine. Faustite Turquoise is very rare. As a result, the turquoise from the Grasshopper mine is highly collectible and the fact that this turquoise is small production and little known, makes it extremely collectible. Materials have ranged from bright green with tight webbing to olive green with rust colored globules. The globules are sometimes referred to as "giraffe spots". **

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Statement of Authenticity:  We fell in love with Native American jewelry many years ago and really appreciate the true craftsmanship that goes into the making of a piece of genuine Native American jewelry art! That is why we chose to partner up with some of the oldest and most reputable Trading Posts in the Southwest who deal directly with the Native American artisans to bring you a large selection of authentic Native American products. These artisans come from the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and affiliate tribes on the reservations, so you can be assured that all our Native American products are authentic!

(Disclaimer: We sell new items as well as old pawn that were handmade by authentic Native American artisans. Most of our old pawn items are One-of-a-Kind and subject to availability. Some of our new items can be re-produced and therefore may have some slight variances from the pictures. We do sell on other venues as well as occasional trade shows and reserve the right to cancel this listing if sold prior to any bids or offers. We try to keep our listings up to date, but may occasionally miss one. We highly recommend that you email us to verify stock so as not to disappoint. If unavailable, we will email you and offer an alternate item or a refund if payment had been made. In some cases, we can have one custom made with a two week lead time.)

(We try our best to present the item as accurately as possible, but due to the effects of photo lighting, camera settings or computer monitor settings, the actual color may vary slightly than pictured.)

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