Sunburst Yei Pendant
Tribe: Navajo (Diné)
Item #PP06834
Colorful sterling silver “Sunburst Yei” pendant by acclaimed Navajo jeweler Ray Tracey, featuring intricate geometric inlay of turquoise, Mediterranean coral, variscite, and spiny oyster shell.
The Yei figure is built from precisely cut sections of stone and shell separated by fine silver channels, with articulated silver elements adding movement below the body. The bold color palette and crisp geometric composition are characteristic of Tracey’s contemporary inlay work.
Signed with Ray Tracey’s hallmark and stamped STERLING on the reverse.
1.25” Width, 2.75” Height
- Era
- Contemporary
- Metal
- Sterling Silver
- Technique
- Inlay
About the artist
Artist Ray Tracey has had a life-long love of jewelry. As a child growing up in Sawmill, AZ, Asa Tracey, his Grandfather, influenced him with his stories of working the goat bellows for his...
See all pieces by Ray Tracey →Family owned in Sedona since 1976
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