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Turquoise Morning Singer Kachina Ring sz 10.75 ~ Bennie Ration

This large Fabulous ring was all hand crafted by Noted Navajo Artist Bennie Ration. It's a size 10 3/4. Please ignore the reflections in the silver, it is all shiny, these are a pain to photograph. Imagine taking a sheet of sterling silver and making this!

There's an amazing amount of detail work on this ring - It has a "Morning Singer" Sun head with fine stamp work. It has a natural Birds Eye Kingman turquoise stone that is a wonderful blue, with a darker blue spiderwebbed matrix and a hint of gold. The stone sets in a smooth bezel and is surrounded by twisted silver wire. Again there's a lot of fine silver detailing around the stone.

It measures 1 7/8" tall by 1" at it's widest point.
It has a wide split shank band that tapers down to 1/4".
It's stamped sterling and signed Bennie Ration with his eagle claw hallmark.
Weight: 16.2 grams on my scale.
I placed a quarter there for scale.

I'm so lucky to have watched this artist work! The pictures don't do justice to this quality piece. Picture and Bio Below

Bennie was born in March of 1955, on the Canoncito Navajo Reservation in New Mexico to Francis and John Ration. His father, who had been a silversmith since childhood, taught Bennie the art of silversmithing at the young age of eleven. His father told him that no mater what else he did with his life he would always have silversmithing to fall back on. Throughout his childhood Bennie was a talented artist. After he graduated from high school he enrolled in a one-year program at U.S. Silkscreen and Graphics School in Scottsdale, Arizona. Upon completion of the course he worked for three years as a silkscreen and graphic designer.

In 1978 he did “fall back” on the art of silversmithing. With a look and style that he had developed as a graphic designer, he began making three-dimensional figures in silver. His many wearable art designs include Kachina figures, Southwestern animals, feathers and Navajo inspired geometric patterns. When asked how he comes up with his designs he says, “I remember what I see and make pieces in my mind”

Sure to make a Fine addition to any collection, or a great gift!

Please note: Pictures are enlarged to show detail, remember everything looks bigger on line :)