Zuni Cluster ring by Lorraine Waatsa

One of best well know artist in the Zuni Village. Lorraine Waatsa is known for her beautiful cluster stone designs. Set in solid sterling silver and genuine turquoise. This ring measures 1-1/2" x 1" with 17 individual stones. If your looking for a ring from the Zuni Village than this is the one! Easily sized to fit almost any finger, please specify your size when ordering. Sizing is free. Zuni cluster style ring by Lorraine Waatsa Artist: Lorraine Waatsa Lorraine Waatsa's cluster work is exemplary! The daughter of Alice Quam, Lorraine had a great teacher, and with her husband, Luwayne, produces some of the finest cluster jewelry ever made.

Zuni Jewelry Combining many stones into one piece makes some of the most beautiful and exciting Native American jewelry. Depending on how the stones are cut, this style of combining stones can be called Cluster-Work, Needle Point, Petit Point and Snake Eyes. These four styles emerged in the early 1920’s-1940’s and are primarily made by the Zuni Tribe, although some Navajos will make similar designs. These styles have a feminine quality to them, as the stones are set in small and elegant settings. These designs are very tedious as each bezel (the silver holding the stone) is individually shaped and solder. Then the stones are cut, glued to matchsticks, then shaped and polished with a series of grinding wheel.