Tommy and Rose Singer necklace. Multi-stone beaded necklace with sterling silver aglets, barrel beads and spacers. Gemstones include purple spiny oyster, red branch coral, quartz, and turquoise. Tommy Singer was a renowned Navajo silversmith who grew up on the Navajo Reservation and was taught silversmithing by his father beginning at the age of seven. Singer is thought to be one of the most important and greatest contemporary silversmith Indian artists and his work is highly sought after. Singer passed away on May 31, 2014. After his death, his wife, Rose, continued to create jewelry using designs Singer created prior to his passing.
PERIOD: 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Navajo, Native American
SIZE: 20 1/2"L, 40.16 grams