Santo Domingo
Turquoise and Silver Necklace
Hand rolled graduated Kingman Turquoise heishi with a beautiful 4 inch long center section where the beads are spaced apart with olive shell heishi.
A real treasure not to be passed up.
Length (end to end) | 22
1/2 to 25 1/2 inches, adjustable |
Materials | Kingman
Turquoise, Olive Shell, Sterling Silver |
Artist | James
and Doris Coriz, Santo Domingo Pueblo Indians |
Two signature Sterling Silver Drum Beads, each with a hand-stamped sun. One is also stamped "Sterling" and the other has the hallmark "JDC" for James and Doris Coriz.
Sterling Silver Bead ends.
Santo
Domingo
Turquoise and Sterling Silver Necklace
$240 plus s/h (insurance included)
Santo Domingo Pueblo artists are famous for their skill in making hand rolled and cut beads known as heishi. Made from shell, turquoise, and other stones, they are painstakingly cut by hand into delicate beads and strung on necklaces.
James
Del Coriz and Dolorita G. Coriz of Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico make jewelry
in the traditional Santo Domingo way and use excellent Kingman and Sleeping Beauty
Turquoise. The beads are hand cut and turned and show excellent character and
workmanship. Read
more about the artists...
What is stabilized turquoise?
Often in heishi necklaces and other nugget necklaces, the turquoise has been stabilized. This means that a natural turquoise nugget has been treated with a stabilizing agent that closes the pores of the stone so it will not change color or fracture. This allows the artist to use smaller beads for necklaces; they would otherwise fracture if not stabilized. It also means your turquoise jewelry will look just as bright and beautiful years from now as from the day you purchased it. Natural turquoise, although beautiful, can deteriorate over time, losing color and stability. Most heishi and nugget necklaces use stabilized turquoise for this reason. Read more about heishi here: All About Heishi.