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ALFRED MARTINEZ Crazy Horse and .925 S Pendant With Chain - sku0096Viewed 1978 times
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DESCRIPTION

This piece starts with a heavy gauge sterling silver bezel that has been hand stamped with deep notches on the outer frame. Set within the center is a hand cut and polished stone known as Wild Horse or Crazy Horse. Accenting the bezel and surrounding the stone is a twisted sterling silver rope wire. A sterling silver bale holds a complimentary 30 inch silver chain.

You may have noticed that there have been several new stones that the Native American silversmiths have been using in their pieces. The stone used in this piece is one of the most popular!

INFO

There are several white stones used in Native American jewelry which at times is called a white turquoise. There is a white turquoise stone which is mined at Nevada’s Dry Creek mine but these stones are not in that family. The stones are often confusing to buyers.

White stones not only have gemological names but also known names.

Crazy Horse or Wild Horse is also called magnesite. It is a white stone, not turquoise, that typically has a lot of deep reddish brown to dark chocolate brown matrix. These stones were discovered near Globe copper mine in the Gila wilderness area of Southern Arizona. They have become just as popular if not more than turquoise which reflects in their increasing prices.

Sacred Buffalo is also called aluminite. It tends to have a lot of aluminum in the stone which gives it its rich white color. It is mined in Northern Nevada near the Dry Creek mines and is a white stone that usually has a matrix consistency of black confetti like flecks. It tends to be more expensive because there is only one known mine area near the Dry Creek mines where it is found.

White Buffalo is also called howlite. It has a light charcoal grey spider web vein matrix.

White Turquoise can be found in the mines if Dry Creek, Godber or Burnham.

The Native Americans believe that all buffalo are special but the white buffalo are sacred because it represents peace and harmony amongst the people of the world.

ARTISTS NAME

Navajo artist Alfred Martinez hallmark stamp “ AM “ and “Sterling “ can be found on the back.

SIZE

The bale on this piece measures .40 inches across the top and .50 inches down the side. Measuring the pendant itself from top to bottom minus the bale is 1.20 inches and .90 inches across the center. This pendant is accompanied with a complimentary 30 inch silver chain.

WEIGHT

.50 inches

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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