Darryl Dean Begay Navajo Tufa Cast sterling silver-Coral/Opal/turquoise necklace For Sale

Darryl Dean Begay Navajo Tufa Cast sterling necklace. Selling the necklace shown in good condition with measurements in pictures. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Weight and measurements in pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, 17.5\" long. Signed as shown. New old stock condition, appears to have never been worn.Darryl Dean Begay is a renowned Navajo jeweler who has created his own niche in the Native American Art world using a variety of techniques, including the traditional Navajo tufa cast technique which dates back to the 1850s, the stone inlay technique, and the traditional Navajo silversmithing technique using chisels and file. Darryl’s jewelry designs are unique and rich in Navajo culture and set with the highest grade stones.Darryl first learned tufa casting from his uncle Bobby Begay in 1997. Darryl also learned from some of the best in the business. He creates one master piece at a time using only top grade materials. His knowledge of turquoise is superb as many collectors, friends, gallery owners and others have asked him to decipher or give his best guess of the type of turquoise found or used in their own collection. Lone Mountain turquoise is one of his favorite turquoise.Darryl loves being a jeweler and is very grateful to still be in the jewelry business since 1998. He has won numerous awards at the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Museum Guild Fair & Market in Phoenix, AZ and at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, NM. Darryl and his wife, Rebecca T. Begay, who he also works with and who is also an accomplished jeweler, won the prestigious Best of Show Award at the 2009 Santa Fe Indian Market for a concho belt titled, “Return of the Long Walk,” a tribute piece to the present-day Navajo people whose ancestors survived the Long Walk, some of which were the artists’ own relatives. This belt depicts each concho in human/figure forms rather than in the common circular or oval shapes, a style in which, mainly Darryl, has become known for. Darryl hopes to continue to create beautiful and unique pieces of jewelry for as long as he can or for as long as the Lord wills.Darryl has also passed on his tufa casting and jewelry-making knowledge by teaching others in his family who include his wife, Rebecca, his brother, Lee Begay, his cousin, Philander Begay and his youngest son, Robert W. Begay, all of whom are also talented artists. Darryl has also taught online and in-person classes to his followers on social media or any one interested in learning. take the time to examine all of the photos which should show the measurements of the item and typically it will be shown on a scale in one of the photos. I am offering very clean pre-owned estate fresh jewelry. These are curated collections from the Estate Fresh Austin website where we only offer the top 5% or so of what goes through our hands. Thank you for looking and considering. I am extremely grateful for you taking the time to look at and consider my items, but again please know your size and look at our pictures that show the size before ordering as returns are a really big deal.
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