Navajo
Sterling Silver
Yei Pendant and Chain
Medium
1 1/4" wide x 1" tall.
Sandcast Sterling Silver.
Yei
Pendant and Chain
Medium
$25.00
plus s/h
(insurance included)
Navajo Yei Figure
Yei is a shortened version of YeiBeiChei, a holy figure in the Navajo culture.
The yei figure symbolizes healing powers.
It can be depicted
standing upright, curved or angled in a three-sided square.
There are male
and female yei figures. Some have square heads and others round.
Appearing as Petroglyphs (Rock Art) in North America, Yei figures are often use in healing sand paintings and woven into rugs.
Yei figures fashioned into jewelry are less common so are treasures not to be passed up.