A Zuni turquoise and silver snake ring

Attributed to Leekya Deyuse, Zuni, (1889-1966), and Dan Simplicio, Zuni (1917-1969), designed as a carved turquoise coiled snake centered by a silver twisted wire surround raised on a wide shank.
ring size 11.5; gross weight approximately 29.4 g

Literature
For a similar executed example, see Slaney, Deborah C., Leekya, Master Carver of Zuni Pueblo, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM, 2018, p. 81, pl. 44a, described as a "Snake in Navajo ring, 1930s."