Item No.: KCP100101
Introducing jewelry to Japan by Curtis Pete, an artist of Navajo and Hopi heritage.
This sugar skull ring is one of his distinctive creations.
After graduating from Arizona State University, Curtis began learning silversmithing from his uncle Robert Yellowhair at the age of 27.
He developed a distinctive combination of stampwork and overlay that reflects his Hopi and Navajo heritage.
After winning numerous awards at art shows in the 1990s for his traditional-style jewelry, he stepped away from that scene and travelled across the United States by motorcycle in search of his own style.
By exploring skull designs, described in the original introduction as traditionally taboo in Native American jewelry, he established an individual artistic identity.
Sugar skulls are colorful skull decorations associated with Mexico's Day of the Dead, a festival honoring the spirits of the departed.
Material: Sterling silver
Dimensions: Japanese ring size 19; skull motif height 2.7 cm; width 2 cm
Artist: Curtis Pete (Navajo and Hopi)
