How would you like a hummingbird fluttering around your hand all day?  This sterling silver inlaid hummingbird ring was handmade by Zuni Jeweler Tamara Pinto.  The wings are Sleeping Beauty malachite and pink mussel shell, the face is Sleeping Beauty turquoise and red coral, The body is abalone, and tail is Sleeping Beauty turquoise and gold lip mother of pearl. All of the stones are engraved to simulate feathers.  What a treasure!  More about hummingbirds below.

Size: 8.5 - Hummingbird is 1.5" L x 1.375" W

Hummingbirds are fierce defenders of their families.  Many Indigenous people consider them to be messengers between this world and the spirit world.  And, in some tribes they are considered to be “love medicine”.