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Lone Mountain Turquoise Buckle by Kee Yazzie
$2,150
£1,648.25
€1,886.06
CA$3,038.43
A$3,302.66
CHF 1,767.97
MX$39,921.48
NOK 22,279.82
SEK 20,547.78
DKK 14,085.85
About the Item
Hollow Form Sterling Silver Western Belt Buckle with Overlaid Petroglyph Designs and set with Natural Lone Mountain Turquoise from Nevada. This buckle required six different soldering lines and is only the second one Kee has made like this.
Buckle Dimensions: 3” Width, 2” Height
Belt Width: 1.5”
Price is for buckle only. Belts are sold separately.
The Lone Mountain Turquoise Mine is located in Esmeralda County, Nevada. This turquoise is known for its ability to hold color and not fade. Lone Mountain turquoise ranges in color from clear blue to intense blue spiderweb. The mine is also known as the Blue Jay Mine. Lone Mountain turquoise ranks higher than most other turquoise on the hardness scale, which may explain one of the unique qualities of these stones.
About the Artist
Just to the north of Ganado, Arizona, Kee Yazzie’s home, lie spectacular canyons - some open to tourists like Canyon de Chelly, others hidden and inaccessible. Deep in the labyrinths, on cliff walls and in caves, are the etched drawings of Kee’s ancestors.
Kee has translated these ancient petroglyphs into contemporary bracelets. His overlay work in sterling silver and gold recreates the stone-pecked pictures - transforming rock art to wearable art. With hundreds of small, precise cuts of a jewelry saw, his miniature reproductions of the petroglyphs give the illusion of a mosaic of metal. Kee’s background in architectural design has undoubtedly enhanced his natural gift for balance. He also mentions the creative influence of artists Ray Scott, Gibson Nez, and Norbert Peshlakai.
“When I returned from school in 1992, I had the desire to learn metalsmithing and, by luck, my friend Ray Scott offered me a job.” Soon, Kee was creating his own designs. At his first show, Eight Northern Pueblo in 1995, Kee’s thunder bracelet took second place.
Kee is now recognized as one of the most accomplished overlay craftsmen, sometimes incorporating one hundred symbols within a bracelet. Each intricately hand-cut piece becomes part of a seemingly never-ending mural in silver.
“Mostly, I try to create something that people will like to wear.”
The symbols etched on rock faces deep in canyons on Navajoland have held meaning for hundreds of years. Today, you can carry with you the rock art of the ancients.
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