April 30th, 2020: 20th Century Navajo Silver Bracelets

Stamped, twisted, cast, chiseled, hammered and swedged: the language used to describe the manipulation of silver in this collection references the implicit force used in silversmithing, but belies the delicacy of the finished product.
From the sleek modernism of the White Hogan artists to the chiseled simplicity of early Navajo work and the classic pictorial stamps of later pieces, this group focuses on the most versatile form of jewelry...the bracelet.
This collection has examples of the wide range of forms and techniques that Native American silver work used throughout the twentieth century. Suitable for men as well as women, for bohemians as much as businesspeople, the designs in this selection of vintage bracelets are varied and versatile, but above all, timeless.