Navajo Turquoise Crow Mother Pendant
Tribe: Navajo (Diné)
Item #C01961
Navajo sterling silver Crow Mother Kachina pendant by Toby Henderson, featuring a highly dimensional figural design accented with a natural turquoise cabochon. The figure is framed by a dramatic feathered headdress, with individually formed and hand-stamped silver feathers, applied silver elements, and a hand-stamped bail.
Henderson’s feather detail is built from numerous individual hammer strikes, creating dense texture and giving the piece a strong sculptural quality. The layered construction, oxidized recesses, and raised silver elements add considerable depth.
Toby Henderson was a Navajo silversmith known for elaborate figural silverwork, particularly Kachinas and ceremonial figures. He passed away in 2019. The pendant is signed “TH” and stamped “Handmade Sterling Navajo.”
1.5” Width, 3.125” Height
- Era
- Contemporary
- Metal
- Sterling Silver
- Materials
- Turquoise
- Technique
- Set Stones, Stamped
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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