Authentic Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Storyteller Clasps

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Benny Benally - Navajo Sterling Silver Storyteller Pony Tail Clasps HK Item #BAR758 Shopping < Native American Jewelry < Barrettes
Monument Valley Herd: Stallion, Mares and Foal BAR758A - $75 plus s/h	Paula says - "Benny Benally does some of the best, most detailed, crisp, well designed storyteller overlay work I have ever seen. The sterling silver panel is very thick and each piece that is put on the landscape is thick, resulting in a very 3-D contrasty look. Each one of these pony tail clasps has a different background and the horses tell a different story. Museum quality work!" 5/8" wide, 1 3/4" across the back Spring clip on the back. See More Clasps and Barrettes Return Policy
Mountain Horses Browsing BAR758B - $75 plus s/h
Monument Valley Pecking Order BAR758C - $75 plus s/h	Mares and Foal Waiting at the Gate BAR758D - $75 plus s/h
Horse Whisperer and Dog at Feeding Time BAR758E - $75 plus s/h	Mountain Horses in the Morning BAR758F - $75 plus s/h
What is Overlay? Overlay pieces are made of two layers of sterling silver. The top layer has a cutout design. The solid bottom layer (background to the cutout) is usually accented for contrast. The Navajo silversmiths oxidize the bottom layer which darkens it. Hopi silversmiths oxidize and etch the background (texturize it) with hashmarks. The cutout top layer is placed over the bottom layer and the two pieces are "sweated" together, that is, heated so that they become one. This is a very difficult skill to master.

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