Navajo Ring Native American Jewelry Sterling Silver Matrix Turquoise Sz 7

  

A beautiful women's Navajo ring large matrix blue turquoise stone with twisted rope design setting. Elegant and beautiful Southwestern collectible jewelry. Sterling Silver Split band shank. This piece was handmade and signed by the Navajo artist, marked on band.

The workmanship & design is outstanding. A quality heirloom piece that will complement any collection! Stones setting: 1 inch long and. Native American jewelry refers to items of personal adornment, whether for personal use, sale or as art; examples of which include necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and pins, as well as ketohs, wampum, and labrets, made by one of the Indigenous peoples of the United States. Native American jewelry normally reflects the cultural diversity and history of its makers, but tribal groups have often borrowed and copied designs and methods from other, neighboring tribes or nations with which they had trade, and this practice continues today.

Native American tribes continue to develop distinct aesthetics rooted in their personal artistic visions and cultural traditions. Artists may create jewelry for adornment, ceremonies, and display, or for sale or trade. Lois Sherr Dubin writes, in the absence of written languages, adornment became an important element of Indian communication, conveying many levels of information. " Later, jewelry and personal adornment "...

It remains a major statement of tribal and individual identity.