Loyalita Tsatte Zuni Sterling Silver,Carved turquoise and coral ring

Working in the Zuni tradition Loyolita Tsatte is a renouned jewelry artist, known for her fetish carvings in turquoise and coral . This ring is hand signed, and features a carved turquoise leaf, tucked in with a carved coral accent. In Native symbolism, turquoise represented the sky, and coral represented the red of the earth. Coral was introduced into the Native American jewelry in the 1500's with the Spanish, and Moroccan influence. Beautifully carved, and crafted this ring is sized at a 10.5