Fleur de lis Motif Navajo Tufa Sterling Silver Earrings
Manufacturer: Native American Navajo
SKU: NAER-09108
Price: $66.00
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Unique Navajo casted wire earrings in sterling silver. Navajo silversmith Hallmark 'LM' - 'Linda Marble'. Drop measures 7/8 of an inch, overall length with earwire 1 and a 1/2 inches.
Linda Marble is from a family with a history as silversmiths. She has been working silver for over 40 years, starting as a child in Ft. Defiance, Arizona. She specializes in the traditional method of hand carved tufa casting and in sand casting creating beautiful pieces of jewelry. Linda signs her work with her initials "LM." Her brother is the renowned silversmith Harry Morgan. Harrison Bitsui is her cousin.
Tufa is porous rock made of volcanic ash used to form a casting mold. The Tufa Stone is cut to the desired size and shape which often resembles a brick. It is then sliced in half. Usually, a design is carved into just one of the interior sides of the Tufa Stone. After the carving is done, the two halves of the Tufa Stones are rightly joined. This is tied together with a strip of rubber. A "sprue hole" is carved into one end. The joined and decorated halves then become the mold. Finally, molten sterling silver is poured through the "sprue hole" into the mold. After the sterling silver cools and hardens, the carved design is visible and the Tufa leaves a textured surface on the metal. Jewelry such as a bracelet is cast flat and then hammered into shape.
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Customer Comments....
"Beautifully packaged for gift-giving, fast shipping, quality jewelry."...Boise, ID
"I
love the ring, it is absolutely gorgeous ! The cross is beautiful and
just the size I was looking for. I get so excited when I receive my
packages from you, as they are wrapped so pretty ready to
give as lovely gifts."...Henderson, CO
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