This is a classic example of Zuni petite point jewelry as a ring. The sun design of 10 radiant lines all center on one petite stone point. The ring measures size 5. The color variations in the turquoise makes this ring especially nice, and earlier as well.
What’s so wonderful about this Zuni pair of earrings are the varied colors in the turquoise. There are two parts here, with the top being a circle of 5 petite point stones with a center stone. From this hangs the drop, with 9 petite point stones making a horseshoe shape. This pair is attached to […]
This delicate pair of Zuni earrings has 9, small, petite point turquoise stones all lined up like tic-tac-toe. The color variation adds to the unique quality of this pair. The design work is attached to a wire for inserting into a pierced ear.
There is great wear on this bracelet. This Navajo cuff, with five cabochon turquoise stones, has two heavy bars centered with a twisted wire. There is a cross terminal at each end. The stones are largest in the center and get smaller as they go outward. The stones are well bezeled and show nice wear.
This is a rare and beautiful pair of Zuni (possibly Navajo) earrings. They show carved shell in the shape of a frog set in silver and trimmed on the bottom with 3 pump drilled turquoise beads. These are original and early carved animal forms for which Leekya Deyuse made famous with his more contemporary renditions. […]
This handsome ring is made of inlaid turquoise and spiny oyster shell all over a shell core base. The complementary colors of blue and red make for a pleasing look. The pieces are all inlaid with pinon pitch, making for a striking contrast with its black color. The finish is smooth and shiny with nice […]
This is an early shell, likely a hold over from the Hohokam culture. The Hohokam culture was known to have traveled to the Sea of Cortez in Baja California to find these Spiny Oyster shells, a favorite of the culture. A Pueblo person may have found it well after it had made its way to […]
This necklace shows nice wear to the turquoise beads – shiny and smoothed over. The graduated turquoise disks are largest at the base of the necklace and they separate 3, silver barrels with minimal stamp work. There is a clasp at both ends. Everything is strung onto a thin, sturdy wire.
A large, green turquoise stone centers this early and beautifully sculpted ring. The wear is quite apparent yet the stone is unbroken. The ring fits a size 7 1/2. There is an inside stamp saying STERLING
It’s rare to find a complete set of Hopi earrings like these with this sort of age. The chips of turquoise are likely set into the cottonwood with pine pitch. The turquoise field is centered with a rectangular piece of mother of pearl shell.
