Calvin Begay (b. 1965) - Navajo - Multi-Stone Inlay and Sterling Silver Necklace with Bear Pendant and Lightning Accents c. 1990s, 19.5" length

51.7g, 19.5" length, 2.75" x 2" pendant. Stones include: lapis lazuli, spiny oyster, and turquoise. Artist hallmark on verso. Ex Arizona collection. The previous owner's husband was the former owner of a multi-generational Native American arts and crafts business, starting with his grandparents. During his life, he worked as an educator, Assistant to the Director of the Lowie Museum of Anthropology (now Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum), and Director of the Arizona State Museum, all while maintaining his family business until his passing in 2008.