Native American Navajo Sterling Silver & Turquoise Ring By Greg Yazzie

  

NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & TURQUOISE RING BY GREG YAZZIE. Navajo jeweler Greg Yazzie made this lovely ring.

Greg is a jeweler with the Running Bear Trading Company in Gallup, New Mexico. This remarkable ring is sterling silver and is set with a Turquoise stone. The Navajos began working with silver in the 19th century, and began making things like buckles, bridles, buttons, rings, canteens, hollow beads, earrings, crescent-shaped pendants (called "najas"), bracelets, crosses, powder chargers, tobacco canteens, and conchos (for belts).

Their silversmithing skills has evolved and changed throughout the years, and in about 1880 Navajo silversmiths started to set turquoise in their silver work. Traditionally, Navajo artists worked with jewelry techniques like repousee and stamp work, but today they explored in other Native American jewelry making techniques like Zuni inlay work and Hopi overlay work. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Rings". The seller is "crowandcactus" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

1. Country of Origin: United States
2. Modified Item: Yes
3. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
4. Material: Stone, Sterling Silver
5. Metal Purity: Sterling Silver
6. Artisan: GREG YAZZIE
7. Main Stone: Turquoise
8. Metal: Sterling Silver
9. Brand: Native American
10. Jewelry Type: Rings
11. Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
12. Ring Size: 7 1/4