SILVER OPAL INLAY CUFF BRACELET ZUNI - RICKY BOOQUA

• Sterling silver polished 30 rectangular and square inlayed lab created mixed opal cuff bracelet 2.5"x1.5" 
• Band thickness 10x4mm
• Cuff bracelet is formed for a comfortable fit
  
• Cuff bracelet inside dimensions including approx. 1.5" opening measures 5"
  
• This cuff has to fit and can not be adjusted because of the inlaid stones
  
• Bracelet is stamped by artist 
• Artist name is Ricky Booqua
  
• Zuni artist
  

~ Native American Jewelry
           ~Signed piece
           ~Our pilgrimage to the reservations

Audrey and Karl have been personally visiting the Navajo Reservation for almost 3 decades. They meet with Native American artists and as jewelers themselves they hand pick and inspect each piece to make sure the stones and craftsmanship are only of the finest level for their clients. Art gallery H prides it’s self on offering the highest quality jewelry which is always a cut above and individually signed by the artist.

Taking care of your jewelry:  This piece of sterling silver jewelry is oxidized high polished and not sealed. It will naturally patina over time which gives it a duller sheen.  If you want more of the high polished look we recommend our Jewelry Polishing Cloth in accessories.

OPAL

Opal is a gem-quality form of hydrated amorphous silicon dioxide. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word for 'stone'. It is gemologically classed as a mineraloid rather than a mineral, owing to its amorphous form.  Opal can occur in many colors including white, colorless, pale yellow, pale red, gray, brown and black. Diffraction can cause flashes of any colors of the rainbow which can be seen in opal’s play.

HEALING PROPERTIES

Opal is an emotional stone and reflects the mood of the wearer.  It intensifies emotions and releases inhibitions.  Encourages both freedom and independence.  Opal enhances cosmic consciousness and induces psychic and mystical visions.  It stimulates originality and creativity.  Helps to release anger and claim self worth, aiding in accessing and expressing one’s true self.  Opal strengthens memory.  It encourages an interest in the arts.  Wearing opal brings loyalty, faithfulness and spontaneity.

WHERE IT’S FOUND

Where does it come from ? More than 90% of the world's precious opals come from Australia, and the rest can be found in other parts of the world such as Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Czech Republic, Ethiopia and USA. Opals from Mexico (called “Mexican Opals") has more water and is transparent or extremely translucent