This large brooch in the design of a lizard is made of sterling silver with inset stones of lapiz, turquoise, and jet. I bought it at the Red Earth festival in Oklahoma City quite a few years ago. At that time lizards were popular with the Navajo silversmiths, and I was able to choose from the wares of two or three of them. I have to say the price was very reasonable! (Always buy your jewelry from the maker if at all possible.) I like this one because its face, with the big eyes, is properly menacing. I also like the stylized limbs with the vertical etching. The brooch has a ring in the back as well as a pin, so one can wear it as a pendant. But it really is too big for a pendant; it flops around in a very unattractive way. It can be oriented in any direction, so one can make the lizard appear to be crawling across the body up, down, or sideways.
This brooch is very dramatic and needs a good dark plain background to show to advantage. I like to wear it with this navy wool jacket. Here I have it crawling downward.
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