Vintage Navajo Sterling & Opal Ponytail Holder / Cover / Barrette A. Blackgoat

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Vintage Navajo Sterling & Opal Ponytail Holder / Cover / Barrette A. Blackgoat:
$295.00

Vintage Navajo Sterling & Opal Ponytail Holder / Cover / Barrette A. BlackgoatOutstanding, Unique Hair Jewelry / Barrette by Renowned Navajo Silversmith Arnold BlackoutDesigned for covering a Ponytail’s RubberbandCurved with Hand wrought, Deep Stamping which Blackout is known forSet with a fiery Oval Shaped OpalMeasures: 4 1/4” Long by 7/8” Across in Back by 6/8” High inside Domed AreaWeighs: 16.2 gramsHand carved, Handprinted Black and White Bone Feather Dangles from BottomInside Sterling Domed Area is a Soldered Curved Pick Meant to Slide into Hair for Grab and to hold cover in Place and make SecureCan be worn with a full ponytail or for when hair is pulled back from the frontIn Excellent ConditionStamped SterlingStamped BLKGT for Arnold Blackgoat’s HallmarkFrom My Personal CollectionA Very Feminine Hair Accessory Made with the Quality and Silversmithing we expect from the talented Blackgoat Family.
On the internet, there is much information on this silversmith. Google his name. One article about Arnold Blackgoat and his work tells us he is now showing his work in a Plaza Gallery in Santa Fe, that he is known for Classical Stampwork, made his first piece of jewelry in 1980, and hails from generations of skilled silversmiths. “It seems like you have lots of family members that makes silver, give me a quick family tree?Arnold Blackgoat:My great grandfather is Moses Blackgoat, he was the first in my family to make silver jewelry. He was from the Lupton area and started around the early 1900s. He passed on the trade to my grandparents, Ben & Helen Blackgoat. They taught my father Harrison, and my mother Jennie also picked up the trade. Now I am the fourth generation in my family to make silver.Perry Null Trading:How about Susie James, is she related to you?Arnold Blackgoat:Susie is my mother’s sister. My mom and dad taught her and other family how to make jewelry so they could have a living.Perry Null Trading:Are you related to Carson Blackgoat?Arnold Blackgoat:Yes, he’s my uncle, my father’s brother, and Irene Lee is my aunt. Irene explained to me how to do shadow box work and I will sometimes make
Arnold Blackgoat now lives on the Navajo Reservation in \"Black Hat”. He has been silversmithing since the age of 8, by helping his Grandmother, Helen Blackgoat, and his well known Uncle Carson Blackgoat. Arnold’s work is known for his deep stamp work which he learned from his mother. His work is all done free hand style. Blackout says he strives for one of a kind pieces.” _gsrx_vers_611 (GS 6.9.4 (611))