FRANK YAZZIE Navajo Coral Sterling Silver Kachina Bead Necklace + Earrings

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FRANK YAZZIE Native American Navajo coral sterling silver Corn Maiden kachina / katsina bead necklace and hook / clip earrings set, stamped STERLING, and hallmarked FY by the artist.
In this piece Frank crafted his own version of a kachina design made famous by Navajo silversmith HELEN LONG, the matriarch of a renowned family of silversmiths, who designed the 3-D kachinas often seen in shadowboxes. The necklace showcases 11 kachina pendants, with a larger one in the center. The larger pendant is hallmarked, measures 3 1/8" in height by 1 3/16" in width, and is adorned with 6 corals set in serrated bezels and applied to the headdress, eyes, and upper garment. The headdress is embellished with 4 raindrops, two of them hand-stamped. The lower garment is also stamped, framed by twisted wire on one side and beads on the other, and adorned with 2 3-D flower appliques. The other 10 kachinas are about 2 5/16" tall by 7/8" wide, and have 4 corals each, set in serrated bezels. The corals were applied to the headdress, eyes, and upper garment, and the lower garment is embellished with stamps and a single flower applique. The coral on the headdress is framed by 2 intricate, raised silver leaves. The pendants were strung on foxtail along with 1/4" shiny bench beads. The necklace measures approximately 27" from hook to eye, and weighs about 174 grams!!
The earrings have a hook and a clip piece attached to it. They are roughly 2 3/4" from top of the hook to bottom of the kachina by 3/4" wide, and each one weighs approximately 8 grams. The kachina alone including its bale is just over 2" tall. The kachinas are similar to the smaller kachinas on the necklace, but do not have the coral on the headdress. One of the hooks is a narrower than the other.
This traditional Navajo necklace and earrings set was beautifully crafted and will make a lovely addition to any collection of Native American jewelry. We have seen a few of this for sale online, but none with the matching earrings.
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