Description
Navajo jewelry artist Nathaniel Nez is a specialist in petit point turquoise. The technique, developed in the early decades of the 20th century, involves cutting dozens, even hundreds, of tiny turquoise shapes by hand and arranging them to form more complex designs. This ring combines turquoise and braided sterling silver for a design that evokes flowers, fireworks, and starry skies.
This jewelry item comes packaged in a white box (pictured).
Museum Story
The National Museum of the American Indian cares for one of the world's most expansive collections of Native artifacts including objects, photographs, archives, and media covering the entire Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego.
Details
- Turquoise, sterling silver
- 1.5"L
- Available in ring sizes 7 and 8
- Polish with a soft cloth when necessary
- Handmade in the USA
