PHILANDER BEGAY-925/18K Gold-MUDHEAD KACHINA-Blue Diamond Turquoise Bolo Tie

Description

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What sculptors do with stone & painters do with brushes,numerous
award winner
Philander Begay actually does the same,but with him,it's in metal form.
A '
master'
carver in tufa stone,he
gives it to us straight,with nothing being left out,by bringing us right to the ceremony & giving us an accurate depiction of the Kachina
without leaving any of the detailing out!! You are ensured having the exact & full attire,with every single detail as if your standing right in front of the Kachina! You literally have to be a artist to be able to draw this into the Tufa stone & Philander validates that it's not a skill he lacks in!
This bolo tie is the Hopi "Mudhead Kachina" who is similar to the "Pueblo Clown" & are there at the ceremonies for laughter.
Made of sterling with 18K gold accents,the 4" tall Kachina hangs from a 8 ply brown leather braided comfort strap(Which is much easier on the neck)& has a dual finished body,with parts of him are blackened,while the rest of him is lightly oxidized.This dual finishing helps to accentuate each part.
The Mudhead is bare chested,while only wearing the darkened skirt & his darkened detailed moccasins & has ties around his wrists & calf's.. A bandanna style scarf is tied around his neck,while he holds the drum in his hand,the 18K gold rattle in the other.If you zoom in on the full body photos,you will even see the finger separation & how he made them to wrap around the drum & rattle!(BTW,check out the drum's detailing that Philander built by hand!) He wears a concho belt of rectangular cuts of Sleeping Beauty turquoise & below his feet is a
HUGE
chunk of premium Blue Diamond Turquoise that sits in a serrated bezel that Philander cut himself & the stone has
all
the characteristics known to this particular turquoise,like the blocky type smokey gray-black matrix & the black chert.Philander was telling me that when he bought the rock it was 52 carats & now it's around 45 carats from having to have shaved the back a bit, so it lays right in it's housing. It is
so
'signature' Blue Diamond! The tips have 18K tips on the bottom.
Whether your a Texas oilman,Tuscon banker,Santa Fe gallery owner or just love wearing top notch bolos,this isn't one to be passed up! Perfect choice to wear at Santa Fe Indian Market too!
You can never go wrong with
anything
Philander makes & anything of his holds it's weight in value, since he is
highly
collectible.His pieces are works of art that can be cherished a lifetime.
I am allowed 12 photos & I have many more photos of this,including the hallmark!So if you need any additional,please don't hesitate in contacting me!
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ARTIST:
Philander Begay-
Made for Plata de Santa Fe Jewelry
TRIBE:
Navajo
METAL:
Sterling & 18K Gold (18K on tips on sides of hair & top of head,rattle,tips of the bolo tips)
FINISH:
Lightly Oxidized-Darkened Oxidation-Textured
WEIGHT:
148 Grams-5.2 Ounces (Cannot remove Mudhead,so the weight is with the strap)
MEASUREMENT:
4" X 2"
BOLO TIPS:
3" Long -(9 mm then tapers to 6 mm Round)
STONE:
Premium Blue Diamond Turquoise -Sleeping Beauty Turquoise(Concho Belt)
STONE SIZE: :
Approximately 45 Carats
-
39 mm X 16 mm Range (1.53 " x 0.60")
LENGTH:
24" Measured one Side (48" Total Length)
COMFORT STRAP COLOR:
Brown (7 mm Round-8 Ply)
THEME:
Hopi Mudhead Kachina BoloTie
TECHNIQUE:
Drawing out design,One-Time Tufa Casting,Lapidary work,Stone Setting,Love
HALLMARK:
"PBB"(Below neck on backside)
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Unless the bolo is defective(Which it isn't),there is now a 3% charge that will be charged to you,taken from the total price you paid..(This applies to:buyers remorse,don't like it,too big,too small,too heavy,not heavy enough,etc)
Late last year all credit card companies,including Paypal, changed their policies & are now charging the seller this 3% for any & all charge backs.I'm sorry,but with a piece this expensive,I will not eat this loss.This is one good reason why you should go over measurements
before
purchasing & read all the detail I provided you with & ask any questions/concerns you may have beforehand.
Please be sure to go over everything in order to avoid a return & hurting others chances of possibly buying this.
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PLEASE NOTE:
Please go over the full description & review all photos & ask
any
questions
before
purchasing in order to avoid a return! I lay it all out for you & I know sometimes I can go overboard with detail,but I do this so there won't be any question..I do my part,all I ask is,you do yours so there's no confusion! :-)
I
n order to give you close up photos,pictures can tend to make the item look much more larger & more magnified than in actuality.When I try to give you close up's so you can see all the detail,the photos can make the item look even larger & then you get it in hand & your like "Wow",it looked much larger in the photos!"So you are shocked now because now it's much smaller than how they looked!So to get a accurate idea of how big this is,please pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements.
If you find the item is not as great as I think it is,it does not mean the item is 'not as described'!