This is a vintage Native American Zuni Artist Effie C. Calavaza ring made with sterling silver and turquoise. It is sand cast, and features a snake wound around the stones. The ring is a size 9.5, but it could be sized as needed. The piece is signed Effie C. Zuni on the inside. The piece weighs 11.37 grams on a jewelry scale. Effie Calavaza is from Zuni, New Mexico. She specializes in sand casting, and incorporates larger stones and snake designs into her pieces. She began silversmithing in 1956 after learning from her husband, Juan Calavaza. She uses both her husband’s and her own designs. Snakes are an important symbol in Zuni healing and fertility rituals. They are a positive sign of rebirth and renewal. Experts in Native American art consider her an influential, prolific, and classic Zuni jewelry artist, and her work is carried in jewelry galleries around the world. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American: US\1935-Now\Jewelry”. The seller is “rsmy” 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, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, 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, Uruguay.
- Handmade: Yes
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Vintage: Yes
- Metal Purity: 925
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Culture: Native American: US
- Artisan: Effie C Calavaza
- Tribal Affiliation: Zuni