Jack Tom (b. 1948) - Navajo - 14K Gold and Sterling Silver Overlay Necklace and Post Earrings Set c. 1980-90s

Necklace: 64.6g, 24.5" length, 2.375" x 1.625" pendant. Earrings: 1.5g, 0.875" x 0.375", each. Hallmarked by the artist on verso. Ex Arizona collection. The owner acquired this jewelry set from McGee's Indian Art in Keams Canyon, Arizona. Her 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, while maintaining the family business, until his passing in 2008.