J1868 Marie Jackson
Handmade Navajo Pearls by Navajo silversmith Marie Jackson. The 34” single strand sterling silver necklace features a high polish finish.
Handmade Navajo Pearls (sterling silver beads) are completely hand crafted: cutting, stamping, dapping, drilling, soldering, filing, polishing and stringing is all done by hand. Handmade beads are very labor intensive, therefore much more exclusive than bench made beads. When making beads by hand, Navajo silversmiths generally use heavy gauge sterling silver. Because each bead is made individually, there might be slight variations from bead to bead.
About the artist
Marie Jackson
Navajo silversmith Marie Jackson was born 1958 in Ganado, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. She has been an active silversmith since 1982, sometimes collaborating with her husband, renowned silversmith Tommy Jackson.
In addition to silversmithing, Marie is an accredited Special Education teacher on the Navajo Reservation.
