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Navajo artist Thomas Jim has created this incredible ring using several silver smithing techniques. The shank is made from a heavy gauge with beautiful cutouts, texture work and deep stamping on either side. The shadow box effect is created with an arrowhead design surrounding the outer edge of the ring face, twist wire and a heavy unusual bezel of perfect square teeth. A fine gem grade natural Candelaria turquoise cabochon is selected for the setting. The gem is sky blue with lovely reddish-golden-brown spiderweb matrix that is the classic look of the best quality from this famous depleted mine in Nevada.
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This marvelous double sided bracelet was created by master Santo Domingo Pueblo artist Joseph Coriz. Using his classic precise overlay technique, the pueblo scenes are absolutely stunning. Actually two bracelets are created, then soldered together so the inside and out are a virtual mirror image. The starry night skies above the villages are made all the more beautiful with the solid 14 karat gold planets and moons up above. Shooting stars and clouds grace the inside and out and are made even more visible by the dark oxidation of the piece. The finished bracelet is heavy and represents Joseph's signature style.
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Navajo jeweler Sammie Kescoli Begay has created this classic ring entirely from hand rolled and hammered sterling silver ingot. The shank is heavy with fine stamping signature to the artist. Fans flair from the outer edges of the ring face with three large droplets at the top and bottom. A finely beaded design and braided wire encircle the chiseled bezel surrounding the stone. A rare gem grade natural Darling Darlene turquoise cut in a perfect oval sits in the center of the elaborate design. The gem is a deep aqua blue with golden hints of matrix characteristic of the best from this seldom seen mine.
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Santo Domingo Pueblo jeweler Joseph Coriz has created this wonderful bracelet by overlaying scenes from pueblo life. The village is represented at night with moon and planets of solid 14 karat gold and sterling stars up above. Two large corn plants are displayed right of center essential for the sustenance of the people represented on the left hand side of the piece. Nine water waves are included beneath the crops with the storm cloud, rain, lightning, wind in a swirl and hand for healing to either side. The bird, ram, bear and fish are represented on the right side of the bracelet with the bowl of corn just below.
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Navajo jeweler Calvin Martinez has selected nine rare gem grade natural cabochons from the depleted Blue Gem turquoise mine in Nevada to create this amazing cluster ring. The gems are an incredibly vibrant deep blue with golden and chocolate accents of matrix. The ring is entirely made from hand rolled and hammered ingot sterling silver in the traditional style. Large star shaped droplets are elegantly displayed around the outer edge of the ring face. Hand twisted wire is included beneath the bezel of the center stone. Calvin finishes the ring with a split shank design, beautifully stamped at the bottom.
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Hopi master overlay artist Chalmers Day has created this magnificent bolo tie with members of the fire clan in the lower portion of the piece. The fire clan existed in the world before this and were the chiefs prior to the bear clan. The members carry prayer feathers in blessings for the fire. Triangular patterns to the right and at the bottom represent feathers as well. Six prayer mounds inside the kivas of the village are displayed in the center of the piece. The circular designs represent when the people came to the new world founded by the bear clan. The bear paw is displayed above the prayer mounds and the chief stands in front of the pueblo in the persona of the bear. Storm clouds create rain essential for the growth of the corn to feed the people. The eagle, highest in the sky, flies above the clouds and is closest to she sun. Checkered symbols for night and day, prayer feathers and prayer mound are represented in the body of the bird as well. The large triangles at the top symbolize water from the earth and sky and the two lines on the right edge represent the two worlds the fire clan in the old and bear clan in the new.
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Darling Darlene is among the rarest of turquoise produced in Nevada. This fine gem grade natural example is a deep aqua with gold host rock spiderweb matrix. The cabochon floats in a shadowbox surrounded by sterling twist wire. The shadowbox is created by precise chiseling on the outer edge of the ring face. The piece is finished with a substantial shank stamped with patterns reminiscent of water on either side.
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Santo Domingo artist Joseph Coriz has created this gorgeous story teller bracelet by overlaying a pueblo on one side and a large corn stalk on the other. Corn, the symbol of abundance is essential for the sustenance of the pueblo people. The storm cloud and rain is essential to the growth of the crops. The moon and planets of 14 karat gold and sterling stars create the night scene. A stunning cabochon of high grade natural Candelaria turquoise is offset in the bracelet and represents water in the design of the piece.
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Navajo jeweler Ned Nez has created this marvelous ring by setting a rare gem grade natural Aztec turquoise from Nevada in a hand chiseled fluted bezel. The gem is thick cut and eye-catching with a lovely hue of sky blue and golden-reddish-brown flecks of matrix. The shank is beautifully stamped in Ned's signature style on either side completing the piece.
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Hand made by Hopi overlay artist, Chalmers Day, this incredible bolo tie features the Avanyu water serpent bearing medicine brought from the underworld. The Hopi medicine man makes offerings to the serpent in gratitude. Two lines at the bottom of the piece represent the underworld and underground rivers and the half triangles are prayer feathers. Checkered patterns in the center as well as the right edge symbolize night and day. The designs in the upper portion of the piece include the sun, water bird and prayer feathers used in ceremony.
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Santo Domingo Pueblo artist Joseph Coriz has created this beautiful story teller bracelet by placing an overlay pueblo design on one side of the shank and animals symbolic of the clans on the other. The bear, turtle, ram, deer and fish are all elegantly portrayed. Eight solid 14K gold droplets represent the planets and moon in the starry night sky up above.
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Navajo silversmith Ned Nez has chosen a rare gem grade natural Darling Darlene spiderweb turquoise cabochon to set in this marvelous ring. The turquoise is deep sky blue with vibrant reddish brown matrix, characteristic of the finest quality produced at the mine. The gem is encircled with hand twisted wire and with a precisely chiseled outer edge to create the shadowbox. The ring is finished with a substantial shank, deeply stamped on either side.
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Santo Domingo Pueblo jeweler Joseph Coriz has created this small and precise pueblo night scene bracelet with solid 14K gold planets and moon using his signature overlay technique. With this style, Joseph continues the tradition of his mentor and friend, the great overlay designer Vidal Aragon who pioneered the story bracelet in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Navajo jeweler Sammie Kescoli Begay has selected an exceptional specimen of rare gem grade natural Bisbee turquoise to set in this fine ring. The turquoise radiates a deep Bisbee blue hue with reddish-brown matrix that is the classic look from this famous depleted mine in Arizona. The piece is hand made out of hand rolled and hammered ingot sterling silver in a labor intensive manner. The ring shank is heavy with deep stamping in his signature style. Sammie has surrounded the gem in multiple layers encircling the hand chiseled bezel of the stone. A finely beaded design both in the center and outer edge of the ring face along with hand twisted wire and seven large droplets at each end compliment the turquoise to perfection.
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Navajo jeweler Thomas Jim has created this marvelous bracelet by cutting heavy gauge sterling silver in an unusual shape. He then hammers out reposse edges to overlay along each side of the bracelet. Fine large stars are created and overlaid along the length of the shank. The finished product is perfect for every day wear, durable and exceptional.
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Navajo jeweler Jennifer Curtis hand made this outstanding ring by sculpting and deeply stamping extra heavy gauge sterling silver half round wire to create the shank of the piece. She has enclosed a gem grade natural lemon lime Carico Lake cabochon in her signature hand chiseled bezel that curls over the top of the stone. The turquoise represents the finest quality from the mine. The incredibly vibrant gem is further complimented by a single large droplet Jennifer has added to one side for effect.
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Navajo jeweler Jennifer Curtis has chosen a gem grade natural red web Kingman turquoise to set atop this perfect ring. The gem is deep blue with translucent red spiderweb matrix. It is set in a shimmering hand chiseled bezel unique to the artist. A fine deeply stamped sunburst design radiates from the top of the heavy tapered shank which also exhibits three matching arrowheads on either side.
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This gorgeous ring shank is created seamlessly out of heavy ten gauge sterling silver by Navajo artist Jennifer Curtis. The shank tapers from the top which is stamped in an unusual dot dash pattern. Encircled with a fine hand chiseled bezel, a gem grade natural Carico Lake spiderweb cabochon glows from the silverwork of the piece. The lemon lime gem is the signature color from this great mine and is rarely seen on today's market.
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Take a look at the bezel surrounding this fine gem grade natural black web Kingman turquoise. It bends over the stone securing it tightly on the face of the ring. Created with unmatched precision, this is the signature style of Navajo jeweler Jennifer Curtis. The setting sits atop an extra heavy half round shank sculpted with deeply stamped design.
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Navajo jeweler Jennifer Curtis has created this beautiful piece out of heavy ten gauge sterling silver. The ring shank is seamless in design with a perfect sunburst radiating out from the fine hand chiseled bezel encircling the stone. A rare lime green natural Carico Lake turquoise is set in the center of the piece. This is the color most associated with the mine and the hardest to find.
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