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Creator: Navajo
White Buffalo Turquoise and Sterling Ring
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
White buffalo turquoise and sterling silver ring. Large stone surrounded by twisted rope and bead border. Thick band with six slashes that slide into one smooth band. Stamped "A. Douglas" and "Sterling" on inside of band.
PERIOD: Contemporary
ORIGIN: Navajo, Southwest
SIZE: Size 8.75; Face 2" x 1 1/4"
Formation and Description
White Buffalo, although technically not turquoise, is often referred to as turquoise due to its discovery in a turquoise mine. The reason behind its illustrious white color is due to its formation by the same mineralization process, "regular" in which turquoise undergoes. However, the difference between this and other turquoise is that it lacks the presence of heavy metals like copper, iron, or zinc, which add the common turquoise colors in the blue-green-yellow spectrum. This stone, sometimes called Sacred White Buffalo, is very rare and coveted for its distinct qualities. This type of stone and jewelry made from it has become increasingly popular in recent years in Southwestern and Native American art communities.
History and the Mine
White Buffalo Turquoise was named by the Native Americans in the area of its discovery because they saw the beauty and purity of this stone and believed it to be as rare as a white buffalo. This stone has only been discovered in one mine worldwide. This unique mineral vein was discovered in the Dry Creek Mine on the Shoshone Indian Reservation near Battle Mountain, Nevada in 1993. With only the single deposit known in existence, and a very limited quantity remaining to be mined, this stone is quite rare and valuable.
The Stone Today
In recent years, White Buffalo Turquoise jewelry...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Morenci Turquoise and Sterling Bracelet
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo Morenci turquoise and sterling bracelet with three center stones set in shadow box with Navajo pearl and scroll border. Flexible enough to adj...
Category
1950s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Kingman Turquoise and Sterling Bracelet
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo Kingman turquoise bracelet. Four raised stones in shadow box designs surrounded by leaves and beads. Three thin bands molded into one. Heavy patina that can be buffed out easi...
Category
1960s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Manassa Turquoise and Sterling Bracelet
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo Kings Manassa turquoise and sterling braelet. Stunning large stone set in shadow box design with classic twisted rope border and palmette desi...
Category
1950s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Ring
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo silver ring with turquoise cabochon surrounded by a silver feather and beads. Nice patina - shows age. Can buff out easily by rubbing if want to make shiny.
PERIOD: After 195...
Category
Late 20th Century American Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Turquoise and Coral Ring
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo ring with turquoise and coral old pawn ring. Both stones set in hand stamped silver with leaf and scroll design.
PERIOD: After 1950
ORIGIN: Nav...
Category
1950s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo White Buffalo Turquoise Bracelet
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Beautiful and large with excellent sterling work. Navajo white buffalo turquoise bracelet set in sterling silver. Large center with cast and hand stamped palmettes and twisted rope b...
Category
Early 2000s American Native American Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Fox Mine Turquoise and Sterling Box, Circa 1900
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo sterling silver and Fox turquoise box. This box has an amazing finish and styling that resembles the Navajo stamp work of the early 1900’s. On t...
Category
Early 1900s American Native American Antique Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Sleeping Beauty Turquoise and Coral Bracelet
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo Sleeping Beauty and coral bracelet set in sterling silver. Very nice silver work of leaves, Navajo pearls, flowers and scrolls. Intricate and detailed. Very nice patina with f...
Category
1970s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Lapis and Sterling Silver Ring
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
B. Richards sterling double stone ring with natural lapis stones at each end and accented with a tiny rope design. The center has raindrop beads and ...
Category
1980s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Navajo Blue Diamond Turquoise Belt Buckle by Robert Kelly
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Exceptional and large Navajo sterling silver buckle by Robert Kelly with five Blue Diamond mine stones in shadow box with leaf, ball and scroll design surrounded by triple border.
P...
Category
1980s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Lapis and Sterling Bracelet
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Beautiful Navajo lapis bracelet with silver leaf design and large lapis center stone. Maker marked M. Spencer. Marked sterling silver. Excellent silver wo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Exceptionally Large Navajo Morenci Turquoise Pendant
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Exceptionally large beautiful Navajo turquoise pendant with stunning Morenci turquoise stone surrounded by rope and leaf border on sterling link chai...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Turquoise Indian Chief Bolo
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Beautiful piece of Carrico Mine turquoise carved in the shape of Plains chief with full headdress surrounded by shadow box, outlined by silver leaves, scrolls and coral nuggets top a...
Category
1970s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Coral Ring
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Old pawn Navajo two genuine coral nugget ring surrounded by twisted rope border and two small Navajo pearls on sterling band. Excellent quality of coral.
PERIOD: After 1950
ORIGIN:...
Category
1960s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Coral, Sterling Silver
Navajo Lapis and Sterling Bracelet
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo bracelet with beautiful natural lapis center stone. The bracelet is accented with rope and notched frame and star concho pieces on the band.Stamped “Sterling” and hallmarked “...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Navajo Amber Pendant
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Solid amber pendant necklace. Marked Sterling, signed Charles Johnson. Stunning giant amber, beautiful antique chain, lightweight for the size. Chain is...
Category
1950s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Amber, Sterling Silver
Navajo Spiny Oyster and Turquoise Earrings
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo dangle earrings with purple spiny oyster stone at the top and a natural turquoise oblong stone at bottom. The turquoise is accented with a hand sta...
Category
1980s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Sleeping Beauty Turquoise and Sterling Bracelet
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo Sleeping Beauty turquoise bracelet with three beautiful light blue stones surrounded by twisted rope border and leaves. Set i...
Category
1960s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo White Buffalo Turquoise Pendant
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Vintage style white buffalo turquoise pendant made by Navajo artist Gilbert Tom. Stunning piece of rare white buffalo turquoise.
PERIOD: Contemporary
ORIGIN: Navajo, Gilbert Tom
S...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Charoite and Sterling Ring
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo sterling charoite ring measuring 1 7/8" long and built in a pear shape. This ring has a large chunky charoite stone in the center the stone is accented with a simple rope fram...
Category
Early 2000s American Native American Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling and Manassa Turquoise Silver Dollar Squash Blossom Necklace
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo squash blossom with beautiful Manassa Mine turquoise on Navajo pearl chain. Marked sterling with silver dollar on the naja. Beads are made from liberty head dimes. Absolutely beautiful and unique sky blue stones...
Category
1950s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Silver
Blue Gem Turquoise Bracelet and Pendant Set
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo Blue Gem turquoise bracelet and pendant. Each with intricate sterling silver detail of leaves and flowers with beads. Elaborate hand stamped ...
Category
1960s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Needlepoint Turquoise Concho Belt
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Signed LMB. Marked sterling; 11 conchos total.
PERIOD: After 1950
ORIGIN: Navajo, Southwest
SIZE: Total Belt Length 62 1/2" Leather; conchos 2 1/4"D
The word “concho” sometimes spelled “concha”, comes from the Spanish word meaning shell. Some of the first “conchos” were made of melted silver dollars and resembled a shell. Concho belts reportedly began appearing in Navajo country in the late 1860s. Other Native Americans including Zuni and Hopi also made traditional concho belts before long.
Concho belts can cost into the thousands of dollars depending upon the craftsmanship, amount of silver, rarity of turquoise and stones used. Belts in the upper end of the price scales are usually made before the turn of the century. Buyers should deal with reputable dealers as many fakes and look-a-likes exist. A well-made belt with age to it will fetch a bigger premium and hold its value better.
The earliest concho belts are now referred to as “First Phase” belts. This style of belt was made before Native silversmith had learned much about soldering. The conchos were hammered out from melted coins, cut, and filed into shape, engraved and a diamond shape slot was cut out of the middle of the concho, with a bar left across the center of the diamond shaped slot for the leather loop. Conchos that required no soldering are generally thought to be made from 1860-1880.
Second phase conchos were done 1890-1900s in which silversmith began to solder.
Third phase conchos is when you start to see the “butterfly” or “bow” appear between conchos and the use of turquoise as an adornment. A butterfly (bow) is a smaller concho in between bigger conchos. A belt with butterflies and sometimes turquoise would be from the early 1900s – 1930s.
The timelines may slightly differentiate depending upon who you ask. Natives first had concho belts for personal use only, but around the turn of the last century, tourist demand had kicked in and a new outlet emerged.
belts & buckles jewelry silver belts conchos navajo needlepoint southwest turquoise...
Category
1950s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Turquoise Liquid Silver Necklace and Earrings
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Cerrios mine turquoise pendant on 100 strand liquid silver chain. Large custom-made pendant, .92 silver frame. Suspended by 100 strand liquid silver necklace...
Category
1950s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo White Buffalo Turquoise Necklace
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Six large oval Navajo white buffalo turquoise stones surrounded by hand stamped sterling silver palmettes with twisted rope design. Sterling silver necklace with handmade chain. Stun...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Turquoise Concho Belt
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo concho belt with rectangular turquoise slabs, surrounded by small stones. Signed RS. The turquoise is from the Kingman Mine in Arizona. Marked ster...
Category
1950s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Silver Dollar Coin and Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Exceptional Navajo silver dollar squash blossom necklace. Crafted in 1925 for a special occasion/pow wow. Eleven 3" turquoise discs with silver dollar ce...
Category
1920s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Walrus Ivory and Turquoise Concho Belt
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Carved ivory bighorns with Blue Kingman Mine turquoise. Wonderful patina. Original leather; nine conchos total. Signed A.J.M.
PERIOD: After 1950
ORIGIN: Navajo, Southwest
SIZE: Total belt length 56"; buckle 3 1/2" x 5"; conchos 3" x 4"
The word “concho” sometimes spelled “concha”, comes from the Spanish word meaning shell. Some of the first “conchos” were made of melted silver dollars and resembled a shell. Concho belts reportedly began appearing in Navajo country in the late 1860s. Other Native Americans including Zuni and Hopi also made traditional concho belts before long.
Concho belts can cost into the thousands of dollars depending upon the craftsmanship, amount of silver, rarity of turquoise and stones used. Belts in the upper end of the price scales are usually made before the turn of the century. Buyers should deal with reputable dealers as many fakes and look-a-likes exist. A well-made belt with age to it will fetch a bigger premium and hold its value better.
The earliest concho belts are now referred to as “First Phase” belts. This style of belt was made before Native silversmith had learned much about soldering. The conchos were hammered out from melted coins, cut, and filed into shape, engraved and a diamond shape slot was cut out of the middle of the concho, with a bar left across the center of the diamond shaped slot for the leather loop. Conchos that required no soldering are generally thought to be made from 1860-1880.
Second phase conchos were done 1890-1900s in which silversmith began to solder.
Third phase conchos is when you start to see the “butterfly” or “bow” appear between conchos and the use of turquoise as an adornment. A butterfly (bow) is a smaller concho in between bigger conchos. A belt with butterflies...
Category
1950s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Silver Dollar Coin Squash Blossom Necklace and Earrings
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Beaded blossoms with three silver dollars dated 1894, 1902, and 1906; and four silver half dollars dated 1898, 1892, 1899 and 1911. The turquoise is from...
Category
1960s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Turquoise Bear Claw Squash Blossom
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Turquoise bear claw necklace, said to have been featured in Arizona Highways, purchased from a museum. Stamped BMS. Stunning Red Mountain turquoise...
Category
1960s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Native American 1970 Cuff Bracelet In .925 Sterling Silver With Blue Turquoises
By Navajo
Located in Miami, FL
Native American cuff bracelet with turquoises.
Beautiful tribal piece with great eye appeal, created in Arizona by the Navajo native Americans, back in the late 1970. This unusual c...
Category
1970s American Native American Vintage Navajo Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Navajo jewelry & watches for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a range of Navajo jewelry & watches available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique items was designed with extraordinary care, often using silver. While looking for the most stylish antique or vintage Navajo jewelry to pair with your ensemble, you’ll find that Navajo turquoise jewelry & watches, from our inventory of 92, can add a particularly distinctive touch to your look. We have 127 pieces in this collection as well as a number of other designs by this jeweler. While this collection reflects work that originated over various time periods, most of these items were designed during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider jewelry & watches by Zuni, Richard Chavez, and Tommy Singer. Prices for Navajo jewelry & watches can differ depending upon gemstone, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $160 and tops out at $45,000, while pieces like these, on average, can sell for $1,008.