Inside diameter: 5" - Opening: 1"
Width: 7/8"
No adjustment possible.

Vintage Zuni
Petit Pointe Turquoise and Sterling Cuff Bracelet
by
Lloyd Tsalabutie

A fine silver cuff by the highly respected, Zuni master silversmith, Lloyd Tsalabutie.

A substantial silver cuff, thirty-two pieces of turquoise set in the traditional Zuni petit pointe manner , flanked by inlays of turquoise, coral, black-matrixed turquoise and black jet. The whole bordered with a deeply modeled braided-rope design.

Inside, in Tsalabutie signature style, the bracelet bears an engraved landscape of a pueblo.


Engraved pueblo landscape

Engraved Lloyd Tsalabutie, to the right of the pueblo landscape,

 

Not the ubiquitous jewelry made for sale to tourists. This is the real deal; an old estate item that belonged to my sister-in-law. Over the years, she traveled throughout our Southwest and, though not a collector, acquired a few choice items for her own use, buying old pawn from trading posts and, sometimes, buying directly from the artisans.

 
Detail of one side of bracelet
Turquoise, coral, black-matrixed turquoise and black jet.
Each gemstone carved into a pyramidal form.

 


Detail of other side of bracelet
Turquoise, coral, black-matrixed turquoise and black jet.
Each gemstone carved into a pyramidal form.


Note, a small chip to the left end of one petit pointe turquoise, second from the bottom.

Condition is excellent.
One small chip to one petit pointe turquoise, as seen above, right.

 $1,150. NAJ-6-Z

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