{"product_id":"the-silver-hair-drawer","title":"The Silver Hair Drawer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Vintage Hair Adornment Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOkay, THIS is why I love buying collections instead of individual pieces. Somebody had a whole damn jewelry wardrobe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor their hair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a gathered collection of vintage Native American and Southwestern hair adornments—turquoise, sterling silver, cluster work, channel-style inlay, hand stamping, twisted silver, leaves, drops, and those wonderfully strange old forms that almost never make it into modern jewelry collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are hair pins here that look like miniature sculptures. Long silver sticks with turquoise finials. A geometric green-and-blue inlay piece. Big stone-covered cluster forms. And that enormous oval silver hair slide that has absolutely no interest in being subtle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese weren’t designed to disappear into the hair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey were designed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efinish the person wearing them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy This Collection Matters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNative American hair jewelry occupies a fascinating little corner of Southwestern silversmithing. It uses many of the same techniques we chase in cuffs, rings and necklaces—turquoise setting, cluster work, stamping, twisted wire, appliqué and inlay—but translates them into objects that are both ornamental and functional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd surviving examples don’t seem to receive nearly the attention that comparable jewelry does.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA quick look at the current market shows individual vintage or artist-made turquoise barrettes and hair pieces commonly offered from roughly the low hundreds into the $300–$400 range depending on maker, construction and stone quality.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat makes finding an entire group like this especially fun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtifact Registry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollection:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Silver Hair Drawer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Native American \/ Southwestern, attribution individually where known\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sterling silver, turquoise and assorted stone\/inlay materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForms:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hair pins, hair sticks, barrettes\/slides and traditional silver hair ornaments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vintage; individual pieces vary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hand fabrication, stone setting, cluster work, stamping, twisted wire, appliqué and inlay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vintage condition with age-appropriate patina and wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurator’s Field Observation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLook at this photograph as a whole and you can basically see a miniature history of Southwestern jewelry construction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne piece is almost architectural. Another is all movement and twisted silver. Another explodes into dozens of individual stones. Another strips everything down to turquoise, silver and a long clean line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat’s the reason I didn’t want to treat these as random accessories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether they make sense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEric’s Notes from the Field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am formally requesting that we bring back putting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eridiculous amounts of sterling silver and turquoise in our hair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe have apparently gone backwards as a civilization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Silver Hair Drawer is my evidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hespera Jewelry Co.","offers":[{"title":"Desert Confetti","offer_id":47824279142577,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"The Green Garden","offer_id":47824279175345,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sawtooth Sky","offer_id":47824279208113,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Green Checkerboard","offer_id":47824279240881,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Silver Arrow","offer_id":47824279273649,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue Fork","offer_id":47824279306417,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Twisted Leaf No.1","offer_id":47824279339185,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Twisted Leaf No.2","offer_id":47824279371953,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Little Desert Vine No.1","offer_id":47824279404721,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Littler Desert Vine No.2","offer_id":47824279437489,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/9641\/files\/43B34A3A-D337-4A5B-92D3-7D1346E253BE.jpg?v=1786113824","url":"https:\/\/hespera.com\/products\/the-silver-hair-drawer","provider":"Hespera Jewelry Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}