Featured Help with inlay, possibly native, cuff. TYIA

Hello all,
I think this is at least vintage, before the 70’s, and native. The mark looks like a T but then I think I see a small cross bar at the bottom.
I know little to nothing about native. I don’t want to list it incorrectly and was hoping for help on this. It measures 2” across the inside so my guess is it’s a lady’s cuff. Would the pitting on the inside indicate sand-cast?
Any help is very much appreciated

 

Cleaned up the spot on the mark now I see another letter on the bottom?

 

My guess would be Mexican, mostly because I had this similarly themed bracelet:
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/mexican-silver-bracelet.27985/

 

I would have never thought that

 

I don’t recognize the maker, however this is a Zuni piece with Navajo influences. A crossover piece.

Zuni inlay is some of the most exquisite you will ever find. The Navajo did inlay work as well but I believe this to be Zuni with the variety of stones and precision. The Navajo influence includes the stampings and chunkier silver work. Though the swirling nature of the stampings carries a slight Hopi feel as well.

very beautiful piece

 

Beautiful find.
I think it could be Navajo. Although the Zuni were the first to do inlay, the Navajo have been making beautiful inlaid jewellery for decades now. They tend to use more different stones, which you also see here.
The fact that it looks sandcast also points towards Navajo rather than Zuni imo.

 

I love it.

 

absolutely possible as well. I love pieces with crossover influences. The Navajo trend slightly more towards the raised inlay, as this piece clearly has. Though I tend to think Zuni used a wider range of colorful stones than the Navajo, which is why I landed on the Zuni side. Both tribes are experts in their craft

 

while it looks NA...the markings on the side throw me off..

 

They are different, and not traditional. Some makers choose non-traditional elements even though they are firmly rooted in tradition.
Unfortunately we don't know who made it (yet), so nothing we say is definite.

 

That’s where I see a Hopi influence. Hopi used many traditional decorations but often with abstract artistic interpretations. Waves morph into cloud-like images, various god-human figures and other symbolism with traditional and artist specific meaning. Hopi decorations often appear like a storybook.

the more I study this cuff, the more I really like it.

 

I just saw your date. Given the number of different colours, I don't think it is that old. My guess is post-1985.

 

Love it and believe it’s NA though no clue who. Best guess is Navajo because of Lonn Parker. (Not his but he does similar inlay on a twist w side stampings and is Navajo).

In general, it’s Zuni that work the stones but as with Lonn Parker plenty of Navajo do too.

if AJ didn’t find it I won’t either.

It’s gorj and I also think 80s…

 

Respectfully the OP’s bracelet is definitely not Mexican. It’s prob NA but could be an Anglo artisan doing NA. Your Mexican bracelet is very nice.

 

compare it to mine....
it's very similar.....almost...

 

What do you know about yours? Nice piece!

 

Randy Boyd

Navajo Silversmith

Born in Gallup, New Mexico, Randy Boyd has been an active silversmith since 1990.

”Navajo silversmith Randy Boyd began making jewelry at the age of sixteen and has been working professionally as a jeweler for over twenty years. In his spare time he raises cattle and practices roping in his backyard. His old style jewelry is made with the highest quality natural stones with Randy’s unique flair for design.”

Randy has spent decades honing his sterling silver skills. He worked for legendary Navajo artist Ray Tracey where he learned how to make very stylish pieces. Then he would later show up doing piece work for several Traders in town, before ending up in the workshop of Stoneweaver. This is when he did more traditional silver work, turquoise and heavy silver. Randy has made many pieces of silver and stone, and each piece is done with style and quality

His Hallmark is a spur and signed Randy Boyd

I'd expect an earlier work of his......mid to late 1990's...

oh, and I'm wearing it now....an almost perfect fit...

 

Love it and your piece strengthens my conviction that GG’s is also Navajo but depending on how/where/if it’s being sold, calling it Southwestern is safest. Maybe someone will be able to identify it.

 

Turq, suggilite, lapis...what looks like spiny oyster......
I know...I know.....anyone ca get em.....but not everyone uses them in channel inlay..!

So unless proven to the contrary....yours sure looks NA !!

 

My train of thought with the date was because it was only marked sterling and not 925 anywhere. I thought they used that prior to 1974…. That’s just what was rattling around in my head. Lol. I really didn’t think it was Mexican but then again, I am at a loss when it comes to this stuff. Mine looks like it is nicely made. I paid little to nothing for it, thankfully.

do you guys also see two letters after I cleaned it up or am I seeing things. I’ve searched through the native marks pages and nothing

thank you all for the help