This is a remarkable vintage Navajo museum quality silver ring handmade by James Mason Navajo Surrounding the stone are amazing silver designs ring size 11 The ring face measures around 1″¾ x1″? Signed by navajo artist James Mason Navajo. James mason a revival silversmith, creating classic, traditional styles of Navajo jewelry. He still uses many of the old techniques of silverwork, going so far as to shun commercially available sheet silver in favor of forged pieces, where old or scrap silver is melted down into ingots, then hand rolled into the necessary thickness for each piece of jewelry. His efforts have won entry into the finest shows and galleries, as well as some of the most exclusive private collections worldwide. Kingman turquoise comes from the historic Kingman Turquoise Mine in the Mineral Park District of Arizona, known for its wide range of blue and green colors, often with a “bitter root” matrix (webbing) or “birds-eye” pattern. It is a historically significant and highly prized American turquoise, prized for its vibrant sky blue and green hues. The mine, one of the oldest and highest-producing in the United States, has been a major supplier to the Southwestern jewelry industry for centuries.