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denbot

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6. It's Navajo, "Old Pawn".

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 02:01 PM

Oct 2018

The bezels are hand made, so it probably predates the ‘70’s. The cabachons are derived from small nuggets and hand shaped. The pattern is an overall squash blossom motif.

I’m guessing from the matrix in the turquoise that it is from either the Kingman or Sleeping Beauty mines.

The setting is all silver, possibly coin silver “90%”, and is done in the Navajo style. It looks copper like because of the red background.

Twisted wire is not a Zuni thing. The hallmark of Zuni is precise cut inlay stone.

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Jill Wine Bank's pin today--and its meaning. She's on AMJOY [View all] hlthe2b Oct 2018 OP

Beautiful! Turquoise and copper! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #1

nice pin bigtree Oct 2018 #2

Yes, but she is getting her ass handed to her.. Still hard to listen to her lies and spin, though hlthe2b Oct 2018 #3

Wow! I'd love something like that for my wife! PatrickforO Oct 2018 #4

Zuni Petit Point pamela Oct 2018 #5

It's Navajo, "Old Pawn". denbot Oct 2018 #6

Twisted wire on a Zuni piece pamela Oct 2018 #7

Notice on the original the twisted wire seems to be the dominant feature? denbot Oct 2018 #9

That was unnecessarily nasty. pamela Oct 2018 #10

Nasty would not be the word I would have used. denbot Oct 2018 #11

You owe me an apology pamela Oct 2018 #12

No I do not. denbot Oct 2018 #13

It may be a Jack Weekoty pamela Oct 2018 #8