Fernando Benally created a series on the Navajo Native Medicine Man. We've handled many over the years and each one is an absolute masterpiece!
This pendant, however, is different than the others we've carried in the past because the colors are 'water and sky'/blue/green/purple, not the usual earth tones Brown/yellow/red. The eyes POP with fiery navy blue opal that almost make the mask seem alive.
What a striking masterpiece. Highly collectable.
It has Fernando's signature oversized bail that will fit ANYTHING through it such as a thick chain, a twisted fat leather cord, whatever you've got.
The bail is absolutely stunning in is stacked gemstone symphony of soft blue turquoise, purple sugilite and one AMAZING Purple-to-blue opal that flashes, pinks, blue, greens and even some gold fire!
The face is a curved thick squared mask with symbols on each side of the face and over the forehead. The eyes are blue opals that shift green fire as if the eyeballs are moving (see video).
It is 7.5 grams and 1.5" long by 17mm wide. Signed and stamped art on the reverse.
A high quality, highly prized work of Native Art and very collectable.
In all of our years we have not seen one in the color combination, which is especially handsome,
Will arrive gift boxed along with care instructions. Head up: Our auction price is as low as this piece is going get.