Kingman Turquoise Ring

Kingman Turquoise

The Kingman Turquoise mine is located about 14 miles Northwest of Kingman, AZ. It was first mined by Hohokam Indians, 1,400 years ago. It is one of 3 prehistoric mining located in the state of Arizona and this was the most extensicely worked of the three. This mine began commercially worked in the 1880’s as a copper mine. It produces a wide variety of colors of turquoise from pure blue to green with a brown or black matrix. Today it is the largest active turquoise mine in Arizona.

Sterling Silver

1 1/2″ long  x 1 1/4″ wide

Size 10

Jimmy “Cawin” Calabaza- Santo Domingo Pueblo

Multiple award winning artist, Jimmy was born in 1949 on the reservation. After he married and had children he was laid off from his job so his mother gave him a bucket of turquoise and told him to use his imagination and make jewelry. The rest is history. Jimmy is one of our top artist in the store. He won his first award shortly after in 1984. Jimmy typically makes large traditional pieces but is also a master inlayer. “Ca’win” means freedom in his native tongue. He considers himself a farmer 1st and a jeweler 2nd. Jimmy is pretty quiet until you get to know him but his wife Olivia is very outgoing. You will find him listed in most Native American books and his work will only be found in upper-end galleries.