Lately Ben and his wife Katy have been joining up to create amazing cast and hammered jewelry. In Navajo culture arrowheads are made by Chei, Grandfather Horned Toad, and are used as protection against bad luck. This silver arrow point will surely bring good luck and beauty to anyone who wears it. The "Navajo Pearl" beads are a nice blend with Ben and Katy's hammered silver.
$475.00
Availability: In stock
Cast Silver Arrowhead and Navajo Pearls is available to buy in increments of 1
Ben Yazzie Jr. - Silversmith: Ben Yazzie Jr. comes from a very large family of craftsmen hailing from Immanuel Mission at Sweetwater, Arizona. Ben, one of 28 children, has numerous sisters, brothers, cousins and in-laws who are also a part of the Twin Rock’s family of artisans. He learned his craft from his grandfather who told him that silversmithing was a, “good thing to do.”
Turquoise; Precious stones have symbolic implications. For example, turquoise if a "collective term for all the precious stones, wealth, or mixed offerings. Good fortune is attributed to this stone." Both white shell and turquoise are emphasized in Kinaalda?
When and how the Navajo acquired the art of working metals is unknown but there are reasons for supposing that it was introduced among them, or at least more developed and improved upon by them, since the time they have occupied their present country?
To the Navajo, flint is a sacred stone. Arrowheads are said to resemble the tips of the fiery bolt thrown by Thunder. Arrows equal lightning and some of the old warrior tales tell of mortals who wear flint armor and look like Gila Monster. In other legends, when Elder Brother sings flint songs, his voice jingles with the sound of blue flint, thunder flint, water flint, talking flint?
Ben Yazzie Jr. - Silversmith: Ben Yazzie Jr. comes from a very large family of craftsmen hailing from Immanuel Mission at Sweetwater, Arizona. Ben, one of 28 children, has numerous sisters, brothers, cousins and in-laws who are also a part of the Twin Rock’s family of artisans. He learned his craft from his grandfather who told him that silversmithing was a, “good thing to do.”
