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 Turquoise Coral Silver Bear Paw Buckle
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Made by Navajo artist Joey McCray of Gallup, New Mexico. Imagine a huge bear with the paw and claws to match This is what this buckle depicts in shadow box form. A nugget of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise and a nugget of Red Gold Coral have been strategically set in nickel Silver bezels that have been placed inside the shadow box bringing the right amount of color to the buckle. Hand twisted nickel Silver wire dresses this buckle with traditional, hand stamped designs. It is 2-1/2" by 3-1/8" with a 1-5/8" keeper on the back. Made with Nickel silver (German silver). Stamped, Hand Made and signed with the artist's hallmark.
The coral in this piece of art is known as"Moorish or Oxblood Jewelry". Quality Coral is also referred to as RED GOLD!! Coral has been used as a gem since prehistoric times. In fact the existence of coral and its demand for adornment as we know it today dates back over ten thousand years
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