1890s Transitional turquoise-mine_red-mountain Sterling Silver French Hook Earrings

Sterling Silver French Hook Earrings with Handmade Stamped Navajo Pearl Beads in an Oxidized Finish

Handwoven of hand-carded and hand-spun wool with a field of cream and natural browns

There is a small scratch on the right side of the copper frame

and ceremonial elements associated with Navajo sandpainting imagery

Large (circa 1990s) Burntwater Weaving with Natural Wool Colors and Soft Vegetal Dyes by Eva Marie Begay

1890s Transitional turquoise-mine_red-mountain Sterling Silver French Hook EarringsCirca 1890s Handwoven Navajo Transitional Weaving with Hand Carded and Spun Wool in a Banded Diamond Design using Aniline Red Dye and Natural Undyed Wool Colors. Navajo weavings were originally made as blankets, but during the late 1800s, the arrival of inexpensive machine woven blankets reduced demand for hand woven ones. As traders introduced these pieces to tourists for use as rugs and wall hangings, weaving shifted in purpose. The transitional