VINTAGE JEWELRY DIRECTORY Barrettes-Combs
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Belts | Earrings |
VINTAGE
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| ![]() Black Mother of Pearl Size 8 - VR354 - $135 |
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![]() Turquoise and Coral size 8 1/4 - VR359 - $80 | ![]() Turquoise and Coral Snake Randy & Joy Calavaza, Zuni Size 8 1/4 - VR384 - $95 | ![]() New Old Stock Bear Paw Size 8 1/4 VR349 - $70 |
| ![]() Turquoise Kachina size 8 1/4 - VR353 - $143 | ![]() Turquoise Size 8 1/4 - VR355 - $145 |
![]() Vintage Turquoise Size 8 1/2 - VR193 - $125 | ![]() Turquoise Dragonfly Size 8 1/2 - VR357 - $360 |
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| ![]() Storyteller Size 8 1/2 - VR234- $75 |
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| ![]() Vintage Turquoise-Coral Size 8 1/2 VR234- $95 | ![]() Cryer Creek Collection Vintage - Size 8 1/2 PR8325 - $65 |
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About Native American RingsMaterialsSouthwest Native American rings can be made from many materials but usually are sterling silver alone or embellished with turquoise, coral, jet, Turquoise, petrified wood, abalone, lapis lazuli, jasper, gaspeite, malachite, spiny oyster, tiger eye, white buffalo stone, onyx, opal, bear claws and much more. StylesThe styles of Southwest Native American rings are many and varied including bands, single stone, , cigar band, pictorial inlay, cobblestone, corn row and mosaic inlay, storyteller, sandcast and tufa cast, cluster, petit point, needlepoint, snake eye, overlay, feather, leaf, channel inlay and others. NavajoNavajo rings are typically a sterling silver band, often heavy and/or elaborate. The band can be silver only or have stones that are set with various types of bezels. For more information on bezels, read my article Types of Bezels. If a Navajo ring is inlaid, the inlay pieces are usually separated by silver channels.ZuniZuni rings are usually either stone-on-stone inlays (no silver channels in between the pieces), snake rings, snake eye, petit point or needlepoint. HopiHopi rings are most often sterling silver overlays with contrasting (oxidized) and textured backgrounds. Read more in my blog post: Southwest Native American Rings |