This sterling silver bracelet that is handmade by Erick Begay, entitled "Grandfathers" earned an "Honorable Mention Award" at last week's Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market in Indianapolis 2009.This piece features a stunning example of Candelaria Turquoise with reddish-brown matrix. Adorning the sides of the gem are two handfabricated horned toads. The horned toad are known as "grandfathers" in Navajo tradition.
Each horned toad is inlaid with red mediterrean coral that is set with a raised "corn-row" style of inlay to emphasize the unevenness of the toad's back. The bracelet is made from old scraps of silver that has been poured into an ingot of silver, then intricately stamped and filed into a stunning piece of work.
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