Handmade by Navajo artist Bryan Joe, Bryan is the son of Navajo artist Al Joe. Bryan has been creating jewelry for over 25 years, and was taught Navajo Technics by his father early in life, and self taught in certain areas of his work. His creations are extremely clean, they implement traditional Navajo elements with a contemporary flare, which make his creations highly sought after. Bryan uses only the best quality turquoise and gem stones in his handmade creations, and most are rare gem quality.
This is a sterling silver handmade Navajo ring with a natural rare gem grade Damele stone. The stone is a beautiful green color with an amazing brown webbed matrix. The stone sits in a custom saw tooth bezel with a silver rope at the base, and silver drops around the frame.
The silver work is done in Bryan’s unique fashion. The thick band for this ring was made with an extraordinary corrugated 3D effect. The sides of the band are also stamped. Bryan completed this piece with a dark oxidation and a high shine.
The size of this ring is 8.75
The face of this ring measures 1-3/8 inch, and the stone measures 7/8 inch by 3/4 inch. The band measures 1/2 inch
Weighs 27.2 gramsStamped with Bryan’s hallmark and Sterling
