Vintage Navajo Sterling Silver Necklace

A Rare Vintage Original Navajo Sterling Silver Necklace with a central Silver Feather Pendant featuring 6 Mercury Dimes (.900) arranged around the feather, and a uniquely designed chain comprised of 10 Large Silver Beads, each crafted from an annealed c. 1940-1944 Mercury Dime (.800) and resting on a double-row of sterling silver beads (16 total dimes) | Signed by the artist on verso of pendant | Beautiful natural vintage patina | Approx. Size: 23”.5 - Weight: 3.1 t oz tw.Provenance:Native American Jewelry From the Prominent Native American Art Collection of the Estate of Ora and Eleanor Eads, Nashville, TN