DESCRIPTION

This money is a piece of Santo Domingo art. Starting with a traditional silver money clip, the artist set a sterling silver bezel on top and with in the bezel inlaid, in mosaic inlay form, hand cut pieces of Pilot Mountain turquoise, lapis, green malachite and purple spiny oyster together. What sets this piece apart from just any money clip is that it is authentic art, one of a kind that has been hand sculptured by Santo Domingo artist Juanita Rosita, well known in the art community for her beautiful work and pieces that are collector items.

INFO

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.

ARTIST

The back of this piece is stamped with a hallmark stamp “”JLR” for Santo Domingo artist Juanita Rosita.

SIZE

This piece measures 1.75 inches long and .75 inches wide. The bezel measures .80 inches long and .60 inches wide.

WEIGHT

.60 ounces

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.