Important Vintage Navajo Kee Joe Benally (d.) Natural Green Turquoise Necklace Navajo artist Rye Whitegoat

Navajo artist Rye Whitegoat

This is one of his nicer sets as it contains marvelous spiny oyster and his beautiful geometric pueblo patterns which are always much more expensive

The inside end to end measures around 5-3/4" with an additional 3/4" gap

It's placed upon a silver platform - with its notable picket fence setting that's surrounded with silver twist and then the frame of applique repousse crescents with silver beads and stars

I dont know how he did this but it is just amazing silver works

Important Vintage Navajo Kee Joe Benally (d.) Natural Green Turquoise Necklace Navajo artist Rye WhitegoatThis is an exquisite vintage Navajo silver necklace handmade by the famous artist Kee Joe Benally. Kee Joe is one of the most famous artists in history, he passed away a few years ago unfortunately. Kee Joe won the amazing Arizona Living Treasure award, which is rare as it is only given to one person per year. This necklace consists of a wonderful handmade silver link chain with a traditional silver clasp. Resting at the bottom of the necklace is a