Navajo inlay horse pendant w/ Jet

Handcrafted Navajo pendant by artist Edison Yazzie. The unique pattern of inlay is actually made up of fossilzed wood called Jet. It is a product of high-pressure decomposition of wood from millions of years ago, commonly the wood of trees. Native American Navajo and Pueblo tribes of New Mexico were using regionally mined jet for jewelry and the ornamentation of weapons when early Spanish explorers reached the area in the 1500’s.Today these jet deposits are known as Acoma jet, for the Acoma Pueblo. The reverse side of the horse has a carved relief  of arrows, storms and lightning. The inlay bail is large enough to accommodate upto a 5mm bead or chain. 

Measurements: 1-1/2" x 1-1/4"