Native American Navajo turquoise nugget ring

  
Native American Navajo turquoise nugget ring size 7 with silver feather motif and rope silver setting. An old style of Navajo ring. It does have a small area of the turquoise that is missing from the stone, it is a natural flaw in the nugget.

Aaron Chischiligi is a famous Navaho Indian Silversmith. He was a prolific Navajo artist and his jewelry is highly collectible today. The type of turquoise is Sleeping Beauty from the AZ mine that closed in 2012. This makes the Sleeping Beauty turquoise rare.