J1886 Turquoise Cluster Earrings
Sterling silver and turquoise cluster earrings by Navajo silversmith Ray Bennett. The 1” x 1 1/4” earrings with seven various turquoise stones are clip earrings.
About the artist
Ray Bennet
Raymond Bennet, Navajo, has been a silversmith since 1994. He lives where he was born and raised, in Gallup, New Mexico.
He learned his craft from his family members, including both his parents and his uncles.
Raymond Bennett (Navajo) is a listed silversmith in Barton Wright's "Hallmarks of the Southwest". He began using “R. Bennett or Ray Bennett” in 1978. At one time Ray was the resident silversmith for Atkinson’s Trading Company.