Carl & Irene Clark (Navajo) - Turquoise and Sterling Silver Ring, Size 10.75-11 Navajo It is made of shell

It is made of shell and jet epoxy with an orange spiny oyster center

but the sterling has tarnished green in a few places

sterling silver

as well as a few extremely tiny flecks of Pyrite

Markings: Dee Morris

Carl & Irene Clark (Navajo) - Turquoise and Sterling Silver Ring, Size 10.75-11 Navajo It is made of shellA truly impressive turquoise and sterling silver ring with stamp work throughout the inside by Navajo artists Carl and Irene Clark. This particular ring seems, to me, to be quite a rare find by the Clarks since they are known for their incredibly fine micro mosaic inlay. This is more of a cobblestone style, which I personally haven't seen from them before. It could be that this was one of their earlier designs prior to their micro inlay work. That