Sterling Silver Whirlwind Design Pendant - Turquoise
Sand casting is the oldest form of Navajo silversmithing, It starts with a design made out of tufa or other stone, liquid Silver is then poured into the mold. It is then shaped and polished some times the artists leave the rough mold patterns in the final product for added beauty and texture. The Whirlwind represents bringing in the new and taking out the bad.
The Navajo Silversmith who made this is Lucy Dickson.
Dimensions are: 2.5 cm by 2.0 cm
Sand casting is the oldest form of Navajo silversmithing, It starts with a design made out of tufa or other stone, liquid Silver is then poured into the mold. It is then shaped and polished some times the artists leave the rough mold patterns in the final product for added beauty and texture. The Whirlwind represents bringing in the new and taking out the bad.
The Navajo Silversmith who made this is Lucy Dickson.
Dimensions are: 2.5 cm by 2.0 cm
Sand casting is the oldest form of Navajo silversmithing, It starts with a design made out of tufa or other stone, liquid Silver is then poured into the mold. It is then shaped and polished some times the artists leave the rough mold patterns in the final product for added beauty and texture. The Whirlwind represents bringing in the new and taking out the bad.
The Navajo Silversmith who made this is Lucy Dickson.
Dimensions are: 2.5 cm by 2.0 cm
