👑🫐🗝️Signed-Richard Begay, Navajo Vintage Sterling Silver Lapis Gold Wash Ring

👑🫐🗝️Signed-Richard Begay, Navajo Vintage Sterling Silver Lapis Gold Wash Ring Size 10 1/4 US Markings “STERLING” “RB” hallmark for Richard Begay, Navajo Verified Lapis Lazuli Total Weight ~ 12 grams Band width 7 - 17mm Lapis Lazuli ~ 13 x 11 x 2.5mm Richard Begay was born and raised in Navajoland, Arizona. His first career took him into the Forest Industry. He soon realized that he wanted to follow his heart and create beautiful jewelry. He used a wide variety of stones and shells, including malachite, spiny oyster, and pacific coral. Not limited to the usual in anything he did, he also inlaid opals, sugilite, lapis and other exotic stones into his award-winning pieces. The importance of harmony in his work was echoed in his silverwork, especially his pendants. In these pieces, he incorporated important symbols from his culture. Handmade Hand Tooled Silver Made in the USA Aboriginal Native American Indigenous Diné Wearable Art Collectible Investment Important Father’s Day gift urban Chic cowboy Carter style western Chic urban Cowboy #18157