Featured 4th Generation Family Treasure: Simple Turquoise Bracelet, Unmarked

This belongs to a friend whose great-grandmother first owned it. There is no familial memory of where or when it was originally acquired. One of the 7 stones has been replaced, long ago; the repair is fairly recent. The story has all the stones matching in color when GGM had it, but variation in their color has occurred during the years of wearing by successive daughters. I don't have measurements, but the stones are about 1/4 X 3/8 inches. I believe the replaced stone is 2nd from the left end in pic #1.
Friend Sarah would really like to have any of your wisdom about potential tribal indications and/or maker-style appearance. All other comments are, of course, most welcome. Thanks for lookin'!

 

I’d have thought Navajo. @Any Jewelry

 

Same here, or a kissing cousin. I'd say post-WWII and probably post-1960, just from the construction.

 

Like this one.

https://ciscosgallery.com/products/navajo-turquoise-bracelet-w14

Debora

 

Friend Sarah has a lovely bracelet, with a very nice family tradition.
It is 1960s or earlier imo.

Older SW turquoise jewellery usually has unmatched stones, so there was probably already a bit of difference in shade of turquoise. Untreated turquoise can and will absorb skin grease, etc. Over time that causes discolouration. Sarah has her ancestors with her as she wears the bracelet.

The style as such is Zuni, but it could be either Zuni or Navajo made. Without a siggy we will never know.
If you google 'Zuni snake eye bracelet' you will probably find similar ones.

 

It is a pretty little thing, isn't it? The variation in stone color adds interest.

Debora

 

I agree with everyone above^
Nice bracelet, probably Navajo, but maybe Zuni.
I love NA jewelry.

 

Nice! I don’t usually like shadow box settings at all on NA jewelry but I like this one a lot