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Wingz of Power - Native American Jewel

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Men’s Watch with Inlay Stones





Ø Condition- New

Ø Item- Native American Indian Jewelry

Ø Metal- Sterling Silver

Ø Stone- Orange Spiny Oyster, Red Spiny Oyster, Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, Jet

Ø Artist- Leander & Lisa Othole

Ø Tribe- Zuni

Ø Size- 8, 8 to 9

Ø Weight- 1.7 ounces

Ø Original & Authentic- Hallmark stamped & Signed





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DESCRIPTION

This watch is another colorful work of art by husband and wife team Leander and Lisa Othole. The sterling silver watch tips are inlaid with pieces of orange and red spiny oyster, jet and Sleeping Beauty turquoise. Small slivers of sterling silver separate each stone. The technique is known as channeling.

The complimentary and adjustable stretch band has been included for your convenience. The watch movement features a white Mother of Pearl face, three silver tone hands and italicized black numbers at each hour mark.



INFO

Spiny oyster is a clam shell oyster that can be found between the Northeast coast of Mexico and the East coast of Baha California in the Sea of Cortez. The shell functions the same as all clam shells but it is quite ugly on the outside with long hard extensions and a rough shell. The rest of the shell can be beautiful in different colors ranging from red, orange, yellow, purple and other shades. Each shell is cut in different sizes and shell pieces are polished for use. Much like a rough stone the polishing brings out incredible gorgeous colors! Native Americans have used shells for decades for various reasons from wampum as money to shells for jewelry.

The small pits in the shell show its authenticity. Manmade shells, made of an epoxy or plastic material, will be smooth with no pits or grooves.



Native American silversmiths use their own techniques in developing their designs in their jewelry. They work with small pieces of coral, jet and turquoise arranged in complex patterns. The small cut stones are set in to the jewelry by 3 different techniques. Needlepoint, channel or mosaic inlay. In needlepoint each stone is individually cut then mounted in its own silver bezel. When doing channel work, the silversmith constructs a honeycomb of silver pockets or channels. Within the channel he cements a small piece of stone. Mosaic inlay has its origin in the prehistoric techniques. Cut stones are arranged side by side into a mosaic which is enclosed in a silver bezel which is then mounted on a silver plate.

an epoxy or plastic material, will be smooth with no pits or grooves.



ARTIST

Zuni artists Leander & Lisa Othole designed this beautiful piece. There script hallmark and “Sterling” are scripted on the inside.



WEIGHT

1.7 ounces



SIZE

This watch band is adjustable and measures 8 inches. It has the ability to stretch out possibly another inch. The watch face measures 1.25 inches across and top to bottom. The watch tips measure 1 inch across the top which is connected to the watch face, .75 inches across the bottom and 1.25 inches along the sides.



BRACELET SIZE

If you are not sure of your wrist size for a bracelet, try these steps~

Wrap a loose measuring tape or piece of string around the bone area of your wrist from point to point. Where the measuring tape meets together you will see your wrist size. If using a string, lay it flat on a ruler and you will determine your size. It is highly recommended that you buy only the bracelets that will fit your wrists. To stretch a bracelet to fit on your wrist, not only are you putting stress on the silver but also on the stones - so please know your sizes! All of our items are inspected and mailed with stones intact.









Tribes, Pueblos, Nations: Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Jicarilla Apache Nation, Laguna, Mescalero Apache nation, Nambe, Navajo Nation, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San IIdefonso, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zia, Zuni



AUTHENTICITY



Certificate of Authenticity - This original piece of Native American art is new unless otherwise listed as vintage or pawn. It will arrive accompanied by our official Letter of Authenticity which documents the Native American artists name, tribal affiliation, gemstone materials, sterling silver and the price you paid so that it will help you establish and maintain accurate records. We take the utmost care in shipping it to you and it will arrive cleaned, polished and well packed for safety in a sealed bag wrapped in tissue paper in a gift bag.





We travel to New Mexico, the Native American jewelry capital of the world, and visit other artists throughout the Southwest 4 to 5 times a year to purchase direct from the traders or the artists themselves. My mother was born and raised in the West and still lives and works in the Grand Canyon. The Native Americans have always been a part of our lives and we have always surrounded ourselves with their culture and beautiful works of art.

All of our items are bought directly from individual artists or from well established, well known wholesalers and traders between Gallup, the reservations, Santa Fe and Albuquerque. We love to buy directly from the artists so we can support their craft as well as provide them a living for their incredible talents. It helps to bypass the middleman so we can send money back to our adopted families at the reservation.



It is against the law to post an item as authentic Native American if it is not. We do our best to describe each piece by the description, where it came from and the artist. We guarantee you will not find any fake, cheap or imported jewelry on our site. All of our items are Authentic Native works of art. All of our jewelry contains genuine silver, silver, gold and contains no pot metal, nickel, rhodium, pewter or other precious metal substitutes.



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~WINGZ~

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