HUGE Breathtaking FEDERICO JIMENEZ Sterling Silver TURQUOISE Butterfly NECKLACE

Description

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FEDERICO JIMENEZ NECKLACE
DESCRIPTION:
This is an exquisite necklace
by legendary Oaxacan artisan Federico Jimenez.
Federico always utilizes the finest natural turquoise, much of it from old mines and collections long since depleted.
FEDERICO JIMENEZ was born in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1941 in a Mixtec Indian Community.
He came to the USA in 1967 to study and work.
He studied jewelry making and design at the University Community School.  In 1970 He and his Wife Ellen Belber Jimenez took a trip to the  Southwest and fell in love with the American Indian Culture.  He admired the Indian craftsmanship and technique so much that he was inspired to  start a collection of Folk Art.
He was a prior trustee of the "Millicent Rogers Museum" in Taos, New  Mexico and The Southwest Indian Museum in Los Angeles, CA. He is  currently a trustee on the board of the "Autry National Center" and "La  Plaza De La Cultura" in downtown Los Angeles, CA.
Huge cabochons of old mined turquoise are cluster set in 7 "butterflies" and one "flower" that functions as the clasp, all on a foundation of heavy gauge sterling silver.  This exceptional necklace will be a valuable addition to your collection of the very finest jewelry from Federico Jimenez, along with your Southwestern and Native American jewelry.
Necklace
measures 22 1/2" end to end
Center pendant measures
3 1/8" x 3"
WEIGHT:  383.4 grams (13.5 ounces)
SIGNED:  JF, for Federico Jimenez
STERLING:  yes, stamped
STERLING
Returns cheerfully accepted for any reason. Purchase price will be refunded upon return of unaltered, undamaged item.
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