Diné Stamped Silver Band Ring with Turquoise Gemstone [SOLD]

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Jeweler Once Known
  • Category: Jewelry Rings
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: turquoise, silver
  • Size: 1” x ⅝” face;
    RING size 10-½
  • Item # C4464C
  • SOLD

This ring, handmade by a Diné of the Navajo Nation jeweler, has a silver band that branches to three prongs at the tops where they meet a silver platform on which rests a large oval turquoise gemstone.  The turquoise gemstone is a beautiful blue with a delightful display of copper matrix and is mounted in a silver bezel.  Each side of the ring has traditional stamped designs on the three prongs. The ring is not stamped with the name of the maker.


Condition: excellent condition

Provenance: this Diné Stamped Silver Band Ring with Turquoise Gemstone is from the collection of a gentleman from Colorado

Recommended Reading: Navajo Jewelry: A Legacy of Silver and Stone by Lois Essary Jacka

Relative Links: Southwest Indian JewelryringDiné-Navajo Nation

Alternate view of the side of this ring to show stampwork.

Jeweler Once Known
  • Category: Jewelry Rings
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: turquoise, silver
  • Size: 1” x ⅝” face;
    RING size 10-½
  • Item # C4464C
  • SOLD

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