Virginia Tso 20" Pearl Set

Name: Virginia Tso 20" Pearl Set
Brand: virginia tso
Price: 1863.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

$1,863.00

Description

Virginia Tso 20" Pearl Set - this is a beautiful handmade navajo pearl set made by Virginia Tso. Virginia Tso is a renowned Navajo jeweler out of Pinedale, AZ who has been specializing sterling silver beads since 1970s. These pearls are handmade and sterling silver, the necklace is 20" paired with beautifully crafted earrings to match.

About the Artist

Native American jewelry began not as ornamentation, but as strong symbol and story of the various nations' peoples. The fact that they are beautiful has drawn other peoples of North America to admire, emulate, and collect these finely made pieces. 

ABOUT VIRGINIA TSO: For Virginia, bead-making is a family tradition for many generations: Virginia learned silversmithing from her paternal grandmother, Helen, who lived to the age of 108! Helen learned from her father, Sam Silversmith. He was given this name because he was so highly respected and esteemed by the community. Virginia and husband Morris took what they learned and added their own creativity, making beads in all styles, shapes and sizes... round beads, flat beads, melon beads, fluted beads, and saucer beads strung in many different lengths and endless combinations. The process involves melting down scrap silver, rolling it into sheets, cutting out the rough shapes, doming each bead, stamping or shaping, punching the hole, soldering each half together, filing and buffing to a shiny finish or oxidizing to a soft satin patina. This is the traditional way of making handmade beads. Virginia is one of the few Navajo silversmiths who still makes her sterling silver beads completely by hand.

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Virginia Tso 20" Pearl Set

Virginia Tso 20" Pearl Set

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