Anna Begay, Navajo needlepoint and overlay bolo tie
Anna Begay
Diné (Navajo)
Medium Specific
Sterling Silver, Turquoise
Classification
Jewelry
Dimensions
3 x 2 x 3/4 in. (7.6 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm)
Accession Number
2017.35.45.41
Credit
Gift of Masuoka Family
Memo / Artist Statement
"There is a happiness that comes when I focus on making jewelry. I concentrate on a good thought, a special feeling...especially for someone." "I learned from my father, who did sandcast jewelry. I used to watch him work with the bellows melting the silver. He made beautiful horse stalls (bridle ornaments). I remember thinking that maybe jewelry making is in our blood." (Schaaf, 2003:72)
Biography
Anna Begay, active ca.1970s-present; silver jewelry in cement castings with stabilized turquoise settings, sculpture. B.Aug 27, 1954, Kykotsmovi, AZ. Daughter of Elsie Yazzie Begay (weaver) & Russel A.N. Begay (jeweler).
Date of Bio
Inscription
Navajo, AB