Description
sz8.5 Leonard and Marian Nez Navajo Sterling and high grade turquoise ring.<br>Beautiful matrix and color on this stone, unsure of mine, 15.6 grams.<br><br>Fine chisel, stamp work and deeply grooved silver overlay are the hallmarks of<br>Leonard Nez’s silver jewelry whose work is featured in the Smithsonian<br>Institute. By combining the elements of the traditional with the contemporary in<br>detailed scrollwork and classic feather styling, Nez’s work is distinct and<br>recognizable.<br><br>Born in Keams Canon, Arizona, Nez met his wife Marian through his sister. It was<br>Marian, a silversmith in her own right, who first taught Nez jewelry-making. In<br>1977, he made his first pieces and by 1993 he began showing his work. He is<br>consistently the recipient of awards and his work can be found in private<br>collections, which include a silver bowl at the Smithsonian. An avid horseman<br>and highly skilled team roper, he divides his time between his silverwork and<br>the rodeo circuit,<br><br>He attributes his inspiration to God and says that sometimes design ideas come<br>to him while he is in church. “I want each piece to be better than the last.<br>I do my own designs, the ones that speak to me.”<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if<br>the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is<br>shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.
