A very cool vintage turquoise and silver ring with a unique shape. In many indigenous cultures, thunderbirds represent strength, protection and power. They are also linked to weather, it is said they bring rain and storms, thunder comes from the flapping of their wings and lightning bolts shoot from their eyes. The round silver ball on either side of the bird could represent their duality- they are seen as both creator and destroyer, protector and punisher, of the sky and the underworld. The oval shaped turquoise is also two-toned with a sky blue and a darker more green teal color, which adds to this feeling of duality and to the dimension of the piece.
The shape of this ring has an almost shield like quality and it feels protective. I think it would look great on any and everybody, it is universal in meaning and style and would be a good reminder of the duality that resides in all of us.
