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sz9 Leon Martinez Navajo sterling silver ornate twisted wire/deep stamped ring. Nice ring from the early 21st century.
Some expected age appropriate wear, weight and measurements in pictures, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Any marks present will be shown in the pictures, if there are no marks shown in the pictures or it isn‘t attributed to a specific maker then please assume it is unmarked which is very common with older Native American silver jewelry.
Navajo artist Leon Martinez began his jewelry career in the early 1970’s and is considered one of the most celebrated Native American jewelry artists, winning first place awards several times at the Navajo Nation Fair and Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial. Influenced by his jewelry-making parents, Leo and Edith Martinez, Leon began at the young age of nine assisting with buffering, soldering and setting stones. He also helped his parents make squash blossom necklaces, rings, and bracelets during the high demand for Indian Jewelry in the 1970s. Soon, making jewelry became a passion for Leon and his talent grew enormously. A hard-working self-starter, Leon uses nature as inspiration. From plants, to flowers, to rocks, to landscapes, he looks at everything in his environment for his design ideas.
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