TURQUOISE & JET NECKLACE BY MARY & GERARD CALABAZA NATIVE AMERICAN

Description

Kewa (Santo Domingo) artists Mary and Gerard Calabaza hand crafted this wonderful necklace out of Turquoise and Jet.  Traditionally made by hand cutting, drilling, rolling, and stringing.  A great strand of heishi that is finished off with sterling silver clasp.  Weighs 12 grams.  Fabulous colors that will look great with any outfit.

1/8″ wide

16  3/4” long

Artist card included

Santo Domingo artists are known for their heishi.  The word “heishi“ means “shell” in the Keresan language.  Traditionally Santo Domingo jewelry makers created their heishi jewelry out of shell.  The shell is hand cut into a flat disc.  Today, other stones that Santo Domingo artists cut in this manner, are also referred to as heishi.  With modern tools and innovations, artists can create different styles of beads and use different gemstones like turquoise, coral, jet, serpentine, and spiny oyster.

Additional information

Weight	.5 lbs

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