Lawrence baca navajo Vintage sterling silver Watchband Tabs Turquoise Coral
Vintage 1970's Southwestern sterling silver watch band plates. Are set with genuine Kingman mine turquoise and red branch coral. They are highly embellished with applique work that incluses twisted wire rope, raindrops and leaves or feathers and a flower.. At the widest part and 1?
Pin tube is 18 mm long and the band slot is 18 mm long. Together they weigh 20.4 grams. Made by skilled silversmith Lawrence Baca is a multi-talented, award winning jewelry designer, born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His design inspiration is defined by the strong Hispanic and Native American cultural influences.
The common theme in all his work is a combination of Spanish Colonial Ecclesiastical with roots in the earliest phase of Native American old Pawn. I'm very spiritual, he said. I use the cross as a symbol. I do a lot of dragonfly crosses, as well.
It all started when he was 29 years old and working as a jewelry salesman. "I had never done art in my life, " he said. I loved the process of making it.
I loved the fact that there are so many techniques. And it makes people happy. His collection of tools includes several old Navajo stamps.
He adds arrowhead and scallop shapes to frame his pieces. He also creates his own stamps.
"Making your own is ideal, " he added, because no one else has it. Great addition to your collection? This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American: US\1935-Now\Jewelry".
The seller is "joseeligogarciaciachino" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
- Artisan: Lawrence baca
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Handmade: Yes
- Modified Item: No
- Culture: Native American: US