(Navajo, born 1959) The brother of Lee and Mary Marie Yazzie, and probably the finest Navajo jeweler currently in production. His distinctive style and obsessively done filework is so good that he was forced to post videos of himself working online to refute claims that he was casting his pieces.
(Navajo, born 1959) The brother of Lee and Mary Marie Yazzie, and probably the finest Navajo jeweler currently in production. His distinctive style and obsessively done filework is so good that he was forced to post videos of himself working online to refute claims that he was casting his pieces.
Available works:
GH/11
Made in the early 1980s, and hallmarked by the great master. The use of sugilite is very unusual, and helps to date the bracelet. Inside size 5” with a 7/8” opening, width 3/4”, weight 61 grams.