About the Artist | "Dineh or Diné are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. They are the second largest federally recognized tribe in the United States with over 300,000 enrolled tribal members as of 2015. The Navajo reservation occupies over 27,000 square miles of land in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Navajo language is spoken throughout the reservation with most Navajos speaking English as well." excerpted from Wikipedia
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Culture | American Indian, Navajo |
Medium | Sterling silver and natural turquoise |
Troy ounces | .36 troy ounces |
Size | Ring size is 12 1/2. Height of ring's face is 7/8" X 5/8" width. |
Date of creation | late 1920's to mid 1930's |
Condition | Excellent |
Turquoise | Natural turquoise from an unknown mine |
Description | all ingot, hand cranked rolled through a draw plate |
Provenance | KW |
Gram weight | 11.2 grams |