Stand out from the crowd with this extraordinary Native American handmade sterling silver & Petersite ring, created by Native American silversmith, L. Bruce Hodgins. The interestingly beautiful Petersite stone is set in a scalloped bezel inside a beautifully carved shadowbox setting. The wide shank of the ring is covered win beautiful hand stamped designs to accentuate the setting and the stone.

The round face of the ring measures 1" wide, the wide band narrows to 1/4" wide at the back. The ring weighs 20.6 grams. Size 8-1/2. This ring works well for a woman or a man.

Brand new and in perfect condition. Gift Box and Certificate of Authenticity included. Purchased directly from and hallmarked by the artist. Outstanding craftsmanship and one of a kind design. L. Bruce Hodgins provides the unexpected in Native American jewelry.

Pietersite is sometimes called "Hawk's Eye" or "Eagle's Eye" and was discovered by Sid Pieters in 1962. The structure of the fibrous streaks in pietersite can flow or exist in many directions side-by-side like bold paint strokes. Colors include various blues, golds and reds, that may appear together or alone. The fibrous color variations have a superb and striking chatoyancy, the bright and subtly changing shimmer of color that moves along the surface of a gemstone as it is viewed from varying angles.

L. Bruce Hodgins is a member of I.A.C.A. and I had the pleasure of meeting him at the 2009 spring IACA wholesale market.

About L. Bruce Hodgins: L. Bruce Hodgins creates one of a kind jewelry now in collections all over the world. He is the winner of many prestigous awards, including third place at the 2005 Sante Fe Indian Market and first place at the 2007 Eiteljorg Museum Indian market. He was born in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1959 to a full-blooded Navajo mother and an Irish/Scotch father. Bruce has incorporated many different exotic stones in his three dimensional concept jewelry.