Vintage Navajo Money Clip
Originally uploaded by hd.rose images
I've spent the last couple of days trying to do justice to this work of art in photo. This is a 1976 piece of art and silversmithing produced by a native artist named Billy Padilla.
It came out pretty well except for the reflection of me holding the camera. Oh well, being excited about the piece put me in fast mode for research and photos so as to add it to the shop.
I am glad that it isn't pawn or dead pawn....the connotation of Native Americans having to pawn their pieces and be taken advantage of hurts me to think about.
Instead the artists signature indicates he was self supporting and the hallmark on the reverse of a canyon is possibly representative of a collective of artists working together to achieve self-sufficiency.
HDRose
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