Navajo Sunface Sculpture
Tribe: Navajo (Diné)
Item #C02005
Navajo sterling silver Sunface Kachina sculpture by Toby Henderson. The figure is constructed in a highly dimensional style with an elaborate feathered headdress, applied silver elements, extensive hand-stamped detailing, and a natural turquoise cabochon. The Kachina holds a sterling silver rattle and stands on an intricately decorated silver base.
Each feather is individually formed and finely hand stamped, with extensive tooling throughout the figure creating remarkable texture and depth.
Toby Henderson was a Navajo silversmith known for elaborate figural silverwork, particularly Kachinas and ceremonial figures. He passed away in 2019. This sculpture is signed “TH” and stamped “Handmade Sterling Navajo.”
3.625” Doll Height, 4.75” Overall Height
About the artist
Toby Henderson was born in Phoenix, though his family is from the Borrago Pass Reservation in New Mexico. He comes from a long line of silversmiths including mother Ella Long, his grandparents, Helen and...
See all pieces by Toby Henderson →Family owned in Sedona since 1976
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