PryorCreekJoe
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I dug this Native American silver ring a few couple weeks ago and had it repaired. It has two arrows, a cloud with rain, the sun with sun rays, a deer and an Unkena, the horned rattlesnake or horned serpent. This was found with permission on private property but very close to an area with lots of Cherokee activity. The ring appeared to have never been rounded and was for the most part still flat as if the silversmith had just made it and dropped it. I am 1/4 Cherokee myself and my mother told me years ago and we were members of the "Deer" clan. I think that it is a ceremonial ring but still doing research on it. I would love to be able to trace it back to a silversmith but that is a long shot. I have dug a lot of pretty cool things over the years but this one to me is just super cool. Thanks for looking.
There was lots of activity in this area since the 1830's but mostly from 1875-1925ish. There was an old house site close but the house has been gone for over 50 years that I know of. I have reached out to the Cherokee Nation to see if anyone recognizes the silversmith's style but so far nothing!
