Silver and Coral Ring in an Oval Floral Display [SOLD]
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- Category: Jewelry Rings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, coral
- Size: face 1-⅛” x 1”;
Ring Size 9-¾ - Item # C4643.101 SOLD
This silver ring made by a Diné of the Navajo Nation artisan has seven red coral cabs mounted in silver bezels and arranged in a flower design. The platform on which the design is mounted is a silver sheet that was blackened to better set off the coral.
Coral was introduced to the Southwest by the Spaniards but was not used extensively until the late 1930s, when traders imported it to Zuni Pueblo. Most coral used in the Southwest came from the Mediterranean. Both Pueblo and Navajo artisans have worked with coral. We have designated this ring as having been made by an unidentified Diné of the Navajo Nation artisan.
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Condition: very good condition
Provenance: this Silver and Coral Ring in an Oval Floral Display is from the collection of a client
Recommended Reading: North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment from Prehistory to the Present by Lois Sherr Dubin
TAGS: Southwest Indian Jewelry, Diné - Navajo Nation, Jewelry Rings
- Category: Jewelry Rings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, coral
- Size: face 1-⅛” x 1”;
Ring Size 9-¾ - Item # C4643.101 SOLD
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