ABOUT THE ARTIST:

In comparison to some 'veteran' Navajo metalsmith's, Geneva is a relatively young silversmith who learned the art of metalsmithing from her mother "Genevieve Apachito'..Geneva is known for her sterling beaded jewelry,where she hand melts the sterling into beads & then places them on sheet sterling to where the sheet is fully covered in beads!! She is a New Mexico native who comes from Socorro, NM & calls the town of Alamo, NM her home.

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ARTIST: GENEVA APACHITO

TRIBE: NAVAJO

SIZE: 7-3/4

ADJUSTABLE: NO

MATERIAL: LAPIS-STERLING

LAPIS SIZE: 28.3 mmx 17.7 mm (1-1/8" x just under 3/4")

FACE MEASUREMENT: 1-3/4" X 1-1/2"

SHANK: TRI-SPLIT

SHANK WIDTH: 1/4"

WEIGHT: 21.3 GRAMS

METAL: STERLING

METAL FINISH: OXIDIZED FRONTSIDE/MIRROR FINISH BACKSIDE

HALLMARK: "GENEVA J A" STERLING

COMES GIFT BOXED

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In order to give you close up photos so I can provide you with all the detail, photos can tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified & exaggerated than in actuality..So to get an accurate idea of how big this is, please get a tape measure & compare to my given measurements.(If you need to see a photo of this on the finger,please email me!