Lewis Lomay (also known as Lewis Irvin Lomayesva) was born in 1913 in Oraibi village. As a child he attended the Indian School in Santa Fe, where he took a silversmithing class and learned silverwork from the instructor, the Navajo Ambrose Roanhorse. After graduating, in the 1930s he worked at the Thunderbird Shop run by Frank Patania Sr. and began making jewelry together with Julian Lovato and Joe H. Quintana. In the 1940s he went independent and opened his own shop, which closed after a few years, but he continued creating until his death in 1996. Material: Sterling silver Dimensions: Inside circumference 14.5 cm; maximum width 4.9 cm; opening 3.2 cm; thickness 0.2 cm Artist: Lewis Lomay (Hopi)
