SALE FOR PENDANT ONLY-SANDRA ZAMBRANO 12 mm-26” NAVAJO PEARLS ARE SOLD SEPARATE & CAN BE FOUND IN NECKLACE LISTINGS

ABOUT LEE AT BOTTOM

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ABOUT ‘SPIDER WOMAN”:

In Navajo tradition, Spider Woman is the “Giver, the helper to humanity & is the Protector” & one who keeps one from harm. She is the ‘Mother of Weaving” & is known to have introduced the “spindle & the loom” .

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DESCRIPTION:

Navajo Tufa artist “LEE BEGAY” isn’t just a jeweler (whose work is in great demand!) but to do the type of work he does,you have to be skilled at drawing as well.Lee drew this into the tufa stone with impeccable detail & gives you such a sense as if your in a garden while watching Spider Woman reaching out her hand to the spider as he drops from his silky thread to greet her!.She has a bowl in her hand & hummingbirds fly near by.She is dressed in traditional Navajo attire,wearing a sash,earring in her ear,finger separation & her feeding hand with palm up..

The symbols you see below the web/bottom represent this: The circle in the piece represents the 'circle of life',the arrow represents protection & the hand represents "the Morning Prayer"..

What I love in Lee’s drawings is the fact that he always gives movement in the Navajo chignon bun,drawing vertical lines of the hair to show it is worn in a vertical way & horizontal lines that act as the yarn that ties it.

The metal is a non-bendable, heavy gauge sterling that is nice & durable.Even though the whole pendant has a deeply oxidized finish,he knew where to let certain parts glow a bit more..

Personally with this finishing,you would want to hang this on a strand of oxidized Navajo Pearls,since the finishing between the two,go hand in hand.(See photos 3 & 6)This will not look right with a shiny contemporary strand/chain.Being Tufa stone cannot be used twice,makes this a one of a kind pendant!

** Please look through my listings(Various categories) for more of not only Lee’s jewelry,but by his brother Darryl & his cousin Philander Begay. (Also look in the “Men’s listings **

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ABOUT LEE:
When Lee Begay started,he started by being influenced by his famous & well renowned brother "Darryl Dean Begay", who is considered a "Master"Navajo Tufa artist himself.So who better to learn from than by the man who is literally a giant in the industry! You can see that Lee had it in him all the time,it just took someone like Darryl to give him the skills to learn Tufa Casting right.

Navajo tufa cast artist "Lee Begay" is a "True Artist" which is what it takes to do the type of jewelry that he is now so well known for.With his work,he is not only a Master Tufa Cast metalsmith,but you have to be a painter at the same time in order to do the type of work he does..

Lee has shot to the top & now like his brother Darryl Begay & cousin "Philander Begay" his jewelry commands respect & top dollar.. He is known for creating phenomenal Navajo Reservation depictions in the jewelry he creates, as if your right there where the event is happening! .

His work is highly sought out by only the finest of connoisseurs that collect Native American art that is done in metal form..His jewelry is highly collectible & can be passed on from generation to generation.