Colorful Vintage Navajo Turquoise Spiny Oyster Inlay Sterling Silver Ring Sz8
This is a tremendous vintage Navajo ring featuring turquoise, mother of pearl, jet spiny oyster inlay, all on a handcarved solid silver band! The ring face measures around 15mmx12mm The ring size is around 8 Sterling silver. Native American jewelry tribes are existing historical clans, nations or communities of indigenous peoples in the Americas. Every tribe has a special culture and language.
Native American jewelry tribes have beautiful cultures which guide the people from one end of life to the other. Every part of their life is governed by a prayerful approach. By 1875 Navajos melted Mexican and American silver coins and poured the silver into molds carved from sandstone.Sterling silver jewelry was soldered and decorated by beads, scrolls etc. Lapidary skills had been passed down from generation to generation. This led to setting stone on stone in mosaics.
However the popular use of setting turquoise in silver did not become common until 1880 when turquoise became more readily available. Coral and other semi-precious stones gradually also began to be used. With the advent of the railroad and trading posts Native American jewelry grew and developed.
New techniques led to styles known today, knowledge and appreciation by the public has also grown with time. Native American jewelry is truly a varied and beautiful form of artistic expression. Native American jewelry is prized by many. It has developed into different beautiful styles by various tribes.