Native American Coral Sterling Silver Ring.

This Native American Coral Sterling Silver Ring is a gorgeous piece of hand made Navajo Indian jewelry art. This ring features two beautiful cabochons of genuine Coral. These Coral stones are perfectly showcased in a hand made ring of shimmering Sterling Silver. A hand twisted Sterling Silver wire and hand stamped Sterling Silver dots give this ring extra detail. This Coral offers up its hot red color that Coral is known for. The ring features a split shank of Sterling Silver. Made in our shop. This ring is 1-3/8" wide at the center. This ring is available from size 4 to size 7. Stamped Sterling. Signed by the Navajo Indian jewelry artist with our hallmark. To find this ring larger than a size 7 check out item number 2111b.

There are four types of precious coral in Hawaii: black coral (Antipathidae), gold coral (Parazoanthidae), red or pink coral (Corallidae) and bamboo coral. Each of these has a different internal composition. Red and pink corals produce a calcite skeleton similar in hardness to ivory and pearls. Bamboo corals, on the other hand, produce a skeleton composed partially of calcite and partially of protein that is similar to the keratin in your fingernails. These alternating bands of material resemble a bamboo stalk; thus the corals' name. In Hawaii, black corals are found in 100-300 ft. of water, shallow enough to harvest using scuba equipment. Many harvesters, however, have died in pursuit of coral trees at the deep end of this range. Red, gold and bamboo coral are found between 1,000 and 1,500 ft; so harvesting is conducted with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) or submarines.

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