Santo
Domingo Roderick Tenorio Sterling SilverBear Heartline Bracelet - Medium
Four bears adorn this wonderful bracelet with medicine bundles and heartlines.
Bracelet
Size | Medium |
Circumference (inside end-to-end) | 5
5/8" |
Gap
(between ends) | 1
1/8" |
Width
| 3/4" |
Weight | 62
grams |
Hallmark | RMT Sterling R with crescent .925 Copyright symbol |
Artist | Roderick
Tenorio, Santo Domingo (see below) |
Origin | See
below |
Bracelet is in like new condition - no scratches or wear evident.
Vintage Santo Domingo Sterling Silver
Roderick Tenorio Bracelet
$125 plus s/h
SIZES Small
- Fits a 6" wrist or less |
How to Choose and Fit a Cuff Bracelet
Roderick Tenorio, an award winning artist from Santo Domingo, New Mexico is a 1981 graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts, in Santa Fe, N.M.
Roderick is accomplished in sculpture, painting, and music as well as jewelry making. His unique symbolic interpretation and high degree of detail have earned him numerous esteemed jewelry awards at Santa Fe Indian Market, Eight Northern Pueblos Show, The New Mexico State Fair, The Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonials and the Heard Museum Exhibit, including the prestigious "Best of Show". Roderick expresses his spiritual belief through his work, most importantly, a respect for the sky, nature, and its gift of life.
Roderick loves doing what he does. "I'm a very lucky man," he says quietly. "I was born with a certain amount of talent in art, and I had family, friends and teachers who encouraged me to develop my abilities. Today, I have the advantage of incorporating many centuries of tribal history, religion, myths and characters into my designs. I'm far less interested in defining my jewelry as traditional or contemporary than I am in striving for beauty...and I'm willing to let my work follow any direction needed to realize that end."
Roderick Tenorio designs are manufactured by Relios, a Non-Native company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His jewelry features only sterling silver and 14k gold, and all of the gemstones are genuine.
We recently purchase a vintage Native American collection from an acquaintance who had inherited his grandmother's jewelry. To the best of his knowledge, his grandmother acquired the pieces in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s from Navajo and Zuni artists in Arizona and New Mexico and from local Native American jewelry dealers in California.
We have found many artists’ hallmarks on the items and recognize the work of a number of artists. On others we will provide all of the information we can and welcome questions. Some of the items were obvious favorites and were worn often and have a warm patina while others were treasured, collected, stored in a drawer, and look almost new. As we list these pieces, we will differentiate between them and our new Native American jewelry by using a different color page and by calling these "Pawn" even though they technically are not Pawn, but that is often a word used to describe pre-owned vintage Native American jewelry. Read more about Indian Pawn.
We will list each of these items in their appropriate category (such as bolos or bracelets) as well as in a special section in our Pawn Shop.
If you have any questions, please contact Paula at . She would also welcome any information you might have about any of the artists or pieces. Thank you !