Native American Navajo Sterling Turquoise Cast Ring Size 8.5 By Keith James

  
925 Sterling Turquoise Sandcast Ring Size 8.5 By Keith James. A Traditional sandcast piece of Navajo Nation Arizona built to last for generations. Sand cast items are Indian Hand Made items using a procedure developed by the Navajo silversmiths in the mid 1800s. It is a labor-intensive process that involves many steps. Using Tufa Stone, a porous rock from volcanic ash, or Sandstone, a harder stone, the artist carves the design of the item being cast. Another flat stone is placed against the carved half of the mold.

The halves are fastened together and a sprue hole is carved into one end. Molten silver is poured into the mold using the sprue hole.

Once the silver cools, the item is taken out and finished. Due to the porous nature of Tufa or Sand Stone, sandcast items will have character marks and imperfections such as small pits. That is the nature of Sand Casting and Indian Hand Made. Size 8.5 and weighing in at 5.4grams the face of the ring measures 0.50L and made with.

All jewelry has been magnet tested or is marked sterling. All of our items are guaranteed 100% Native American Made unless otherwise stated. Please Check Out Our Other Auctions And Store!! This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Rings".

The seller is "anativeimage65" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.

1. Handmade: Yes
2. Country of Origin: USA
3. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
4. Artisan: Keith James
5. Signed?: Signed
6. Jewelry Type: Rings
7. Modified Item: No
8. Type: Ring
9. Metal Purity: .

   925, Sterling

10. Signed: Yes
11. Main Stone: Turquoise
12. Brand: Unbranded
13. Metal: Sterling Silver
14. Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
15. Ring Size: 8.5