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Sterling Silver
Vintage Sunface Pendant
with collar
HK Item #P525

excellent condition vintage sterling silver sunface pendant with 16 inch collar | inlay of jet, turquoise, mother of pearl, coral

size
 2 1/4" diameter
16" collar
weight
 36 grams
material
turquoise, jet, coral, mother of pearl, Read about stones
sterling silver, Read about silver
hallmark
stamped: A.S.
artist
unknown
condition
vintage, pre-owned, excellent; bright patina; stone inlay firmly set with no cracks, chips or missing pieces

About Native American authenticity.

excellent condition vintage sterling silver sunface pendant with 16 inch collar | inlay of jet, turquoise, mother of pearl, coral

excellent condition vintage sterling silver sunface pendant with 16 inch collar | inlay of jet, turquoise, mother of pearl, coral

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Vintage Sunface Pendant
with collar

P525 - $345 plus s/h
(ONLY ONE AVAILABLE)

Paula says - "In my opinion, this item shows design characteristics and workmanship of being Native American made. But because we are unable to attribute the A.S. hallmark to a specific artist we can't legally sell it as Native American made - read more."

excellent condition vintage sterling silver sunface pendant with 16 inch collar | inlay of jet, turquoise, mother of pearl, coral

excellent condition vintage sterling silver sunface pendant with 16 inch collar | inlay of jet, turquoise, mother of pearl, coral

Comes with 16 inch collar.

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About Sunface Symbolism

The Sunface is found throughout Zuni art, from jewelry to weavings to pottery. It represents the sunlight and warmth that makes life and growth possible and brings playfulness and joy to children and good fortune and prosperity to families. The center of the circle represents the face of Sun. The two sections of the forehead are typically turquoise and coral and symbolize the continuous cycle of sunrise and sunset. The lower part of the Sunface is mother of pearl with rectangular eyes and round mouth of jet. Bordering the face is a circle of feathers, usually of mother of pearl and jet or coral.

About Silver

100% solid silver won't tarnish but it is too soft to use for making jewelry - it could easily be scratched, dented and bent. Sterling silver has a small amount of one or more other metals usually copper, added to the silver. To be called sterling silver, the alloy must contain at least 92.5% pure silver. Sterling silver alloy is harder than pure silver but the added metals also can cause discoloration or tarnish.

Read more about silver.

Why isn't this item called Native American?

The US Department of the Interior Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 and its recent Amendments require that items described as Native American or Indian be made by an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. Furthermore, government regulations suggest that all attributions include the Native American Indian's name, tribe and federal tribal enrollment number. Because it is impossible to identify the artist for many vintage items, even if they are authentic Indian made items, we cannot and will not use the words Native American or Indian in association with such pieces.

Read about authenticity of Native American Indian jewelry.

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewerly and Artifacts

Native American Jewelry blog tips and informationWe are in the vintage Native American jewelry rescue business and are passionate about finding new homes for used and vintage jewelry and artifacts. That's why we purchase Native American pieces from estates, inheritances, collection downsizing and New Old Stock (NOS) inventory from closed stores.

Often people contact us after taking a box of Native American jewelry to their local pawn shop and find that a pawn shop is mainly interested in melt value of the metals and not in preserving the beautiful historic pieces. To hear that people have considered selling these treasures for melt value makes us truly sad.

Melt value is usually far below what we would offer for the jewelry. Yet we can't pay retail price for items because of the time and cost involved in finding new homes for them. We have to research, often repair and restore the jewelry, photograph and list each item on our website, and sometimes hold pieces in inventory for years until the right buyer comes along.

We hope you'll find something special in our vintage shop that will complete yet another circle of our jewelry re-homing mission.

NOTE: Items in our Vintage Shop are either USED or NEW. They might come from inheritances, estate sales, private collections, and store liquidations. Many items are brand new (NOS, New Old Stock) and in perfect condition while others may show tarnish, scratches and other signs of use. Major issues will be described in detail and shown in photos. Vintage Shop items are sold as described and are not returnable.

Horsekeeping LLC - Definitions of Jewelry Age and Condition
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Patina
 A dark or colored film of oxidation that forms naturally on metal exposure to air and other elements. It is often valued for its aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Vintage
30 years or older.
NOS
New Old Stock. Retail store inventory from at least 10 years ago.
Pre-owned
An item that has been used.

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