Description

Boulder Turquoise Earrings Navajo

These are Stunning earrings made by noted Navajo artist Larson Lee, bio below. The earthy boulder turquoise stones have bright, light to dark golden browns with narrow ribbon lines of bright blue turquoise. Each stone sets in a smooth silver bezel and is surrounded by twisted silver roping with deep notched silver detailing around the border.

Total weight: 11.8 grams on my scale.
They are marked sterling and signed LL .
They measure, not including the ear wires, 7/8" tall by just over 5/8" at their widest point. I placed a quarter there for scale.

Navajo Artist Larson Lee was born in 1960 in Lukachukai, AZ on the Navajo Reservation. He is one of 12 children. His Grandfather Joe Lee was a well know silversmith and medicine man. As a small child he traveled across the country dancing at Pow Wows with his Grandfather.
Larson used to watch his Grandfather design and create his sterling silver jewelry pieces as a child. Larson later took classes in general silver working techniques.
He inherited not only the skills and inspiration from his Grandfather but the tools of his trade when he passed. Larson has designed everything from boot tips to a belt buckle for Bob Hope. His work can be seen in the 1989 issue of National Geographic. He keeps tradition and modern design in mind when he creates individual unique pieces using his native artistic ability.

Sure to make a Fine addition to any collection, or a great gift!

Please note: Pictures are enlarged to show detail, remember everything looks bigger on line :)