Man in a Maze Pendant Navajo Stanley Gene Sterling

Navajo Sterling Silver Man-in-a-Maze Pendant

Stanley Gene - Navajo Sterling Silver
Man in a Maze Pendants
HK Item #NP257

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Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Man in a Maze pendant

Stanly Gene - Navajo Sterling Silver Man in a Maze Pendant (no chain)
NP257A 1 1/8" diameter, 1 1/2" long including the swinging bail 1/4" swinging bail Chain shown is not included	$45 plus s/h

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Materials	Sterling Silver Read About Silver
Hallmarks	Sterling SG
Artist	Stanley Gene, Navajo

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Paula says -

"The Man-in-a-Maze design is one of my favorites. Here are two overlay pendants, one with a large bail that can be used with a collar, cable, or small beads, and one with a fixed bail that comes with a chain."

Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Man in a Maze pendant

Stanley Gene - Navajo Sterling Silver Man in a Maze Pendant with Chain
NP257B 1" diameter, 1 1/4" long including the fixed bail Fixed bail Comes with 18" sterling silver chain	$45 plus s/h

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What is Overlay?

Overlay pieces are made of two layers. The bottom layer is a solid sterling silver piece. The top layer has a cutout design. The cutout is placed over the bottom layer and the two pieces are "sweated" together, that is heated so that they become one.

The bottom layer (background to the cutout) is usually accented. The Navajo silversmiths oxidize the bottom layer which darkens it. Hopi silversmiths oxidize and etch the background (texturize it) with hashmarks.

What is the "Man in the Maze"?

The figure known as the "Man in the Maze," depicts a man entering or exiting a labyrinth. It is a theme seen on baskets from as far back as the nineteenth century and occasionally in Hopi silver art. Such depictions of labyrinths are also found in ancient petroglyphs (Native American rock art).

The symbol can represent a person's journey through life. The maze contains many twists and turns, meant to represent choices made in life. The center is round and dark, so the journey can be from darkness to light or vice versa depending on which way you are headed!

Some interpret the center as a representation of a person's dreams and goals. When you reach the center, you have reached your goals and the sun god there blesses you and helps you pass into the next world.

Another interpretation of this symbol is that the man represents the human seed and the maze is the womb. As the man enters the maze, he creates new life which represents reincarnation or eternal life.