old Navajo CONCHO SCARF CLIP/SLIDE Tufa Sand Cast Sterling Silver w/New Bandana

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old Navajo CONCHO SCARF CLIP/SLIDE Tufa Sand Cast Sterling Silver w/New Bandana:
$31.00

TraditionalNavajo Sterling Silver Belt Concho & Red Bandana Set

Old Tufa Cast Concha

You will receive

1 Concha + 1 New Red Bandana

Dimensions

1 Concha

1.85\" X 1.45\"

1 New Red Bandana

22\" X 22\"

Each Concha weighs 15.5+ grams= .5 Troyounce

\"Sheri the Pinata\" is for scale andand not for sale

TraditionalNavajo Tufa Cast Sterling Silver Belt Concho Scarf Slide with New Red Bandana

Here is a fine old Navajo Tufa Cast Sterling Silver Concha set up with a New Bandana. As you may already know Tufa Casting is a very laborious and even dangerous process of making silver jewelry that was developed late in the 19th century by the Navajo. It is similar to traditional sand casting but uses ancient compressed volcanic ash (Tufa) as the mold in which hot molten Silver is poured. Because of thermal shock it is typical that the Tufa mold can only be used once. After the piece is cooled, the \"real work\" of filing and polishing begins. Because of the factors mentioned,Navajo Tufa Cast Jewelryis relatively rare and becoming more so all the time.The technique lends a charm to anything produced and is appreciated byknowledgeablecollectors of Native Jewelry.

Thisis an iconic Navajo Sterling Silver Concho. It is Not marked by the maker with a hallmark, and it is Not marked \"Sterling\",but is itguaranteed to be Sterling Silver and authentic. The concha is very old! Most of the Tufa Cast Native jewelry is not signed or hallmarked anyway....

If you like Navajo Concho Belts as much as I do, you might having one of these great old conchos to wear with your New Red Bandana!

Iship anywhere in the United States for free. Insurance is included, of course...

I thankYou and look forward to sharing a good experience!

RecommendedReference Books - Thisartist isreferenced if there is a page # shown below

\"AMERICAN INDIAN JEWELRY I\" - Gregory Schaaf - page

* \"AMERICAN INDIAN JEWELRY II: A-L\" - Gregory Schaaf- page 40 (Turquoise Mountain)*

\"HALLMARKS OF THE SOUTHWEST\"- Barton Wright - page

\"THE LITTLE BOOK OF SOUTHWESTERN SILVER\" -Billie Hougart - page

\"ZUNI JEWELRY\" - Theda and Michael Bassman \"ZUNI THE ART AND THE

PEOPLEVOLUMES 1-3\" - Barbara& Ed Bell- Volume

**\"INDIAN SILVERWORK OF THE SOUTHWEST, ILLUSTRATED -VOLUME1\" - pages 72-94

**This work is for general historical reference on the History of Navajo Conchas and Buckles

Inventory Reference Slides