These pieces are handcrafted by the Navajo artist Bennett Cayaditto (B. Cayaditto).
He is highly recognized for this exact signature style: a heavy, stylized cast-silver walking bear silhouette mounted on a split-shank cuff, detailed with a deep shadowbox bear paw cut-out housing a single saw-tooth bezel-set turquoise stone.
The Silver Cuff or Bracelet has a matching Belt Buckle. There are 8 matching designs that flow around the leather belt to make a wonderful matching set.
Pieces featuring this specific design from Cayaditto were frequently crafted out of heavy-gauge nickel silver (a durable base metal alloy popular in traditional mid-to-late 20th-century Southwestern jewelry) rather than sterling silver, which explains the lack of a "Sterling" or ".925" purity stamp. The dark oxidation intentionally left in the recessed shadowbox beautifully accentuates the turquoise stone.
This is a classic vintage 1970-1980s Navajo "Ranger style" or stylized Concho belt handcrafted by Bennett Cayaditto. It perfectly pairs with the split-shank cuff, mirroring the signature cast-silver walking bear plates, shadowbox bear paw cutouts, and saw-tooth bezel-set turquoise stones.
Est. value of matching set $700-$850
He is highly recognized for this exact signature style: a heavy, stylized cast-silver walking bear silhouette mounted on a split-shank cuff, detailed with a deep shadowbox bear paw cut-out housing a single saw-tooth bezel-set turquoise stone.
The Silver Cuff or Bracelet has a matching Belt Buckle. There are 8 matching designs that flow around the leather belt to make a wonderful matching set.
Pieces featuring this specific design from Cayaditto were frequently crafted out of heavy-gauge nickel silver (a durable base metal alloy popular in traditional mid-to-late 20th-century Southwestern jewelry) rather than sterling silver, which explains the lack of a "Sterling" or ".925" purity stamp. The dark oxidation intentionally left in the recessed shadowbox beautifully accentuates the turquoise stone.
This is a classic vintage 1970-1980s Navajo "Ranger style" or stylized Concho belt handcrafted by Bennett Cayaditto. It perfectly pairs with the split-shank cuff, mirroring the signature cast-silver walking bear plates, shadowbox bear paw cutouts, and saw-tooth bezel-set turquoise stones.
Est. value of matching set $700-$850
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