Silver, brass, coral necklace by Tony Aguilar, Santo Domingo/Kewa artist

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$2,250.00

Important silver, brass & coral necklace by Santo Domingo / Kewa artist, Tony Aguilar

An amazing necklace made by Tony Aguilar of Santo Domingo.  From Martha Streuver’s biography about Tony Aguilar: “(his) life certainly influenced his jewelry. He was born in 1919 at Santo Domingo. From a family of jewelers including his own father and his uncle, Vidal Aragon, Tony Aguilar learned silversmithing from a Navajo jeweler while he attended the Santa Fe Indian School. The president of his class at the Indian School, Tony entered the United States Army during World War II. For 2 1/2 years, Tony Aguilar was stationed in Iran, and while there he admired the heavy, ornate jewelry designs of Middle Eastern jewelry. Tony would return to the United States highly influenced by those jewelry designs.”  After returning home, Tony used some traditional materials, including silver, turquoise and coral but he elected to work with brass as well.  Compared to silver, brass is a difficult metal to work but, probably influenced by his experiences in the Middle East, Tony chose to work with brass and silver and traditional and non-traditional stones.  Tony’s work is noted for being large in size and in presence.

This necklace is an illustration of his aesthetic, impressive and unique.  Tony’s TA mark is on the back of the naja.  The whole necklace measures 26 1/2″ long including the hook & eye, the silver beads are 2 1/4″, the naja is 2 3/4″ x 2 1/2.”

 

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