Santo Domingo
Spiny Oyster Necklace
Handmade
Spiny Oyster Beads separated by Olive Shell heishi and with accents of Turquoise.
Length (end to end) | 18
1/2 inches |
Materials | Spiny
Oyster, Olive Shell, Turquoise |
Artist | James
and Doris Coriz, Santo Domingo Pueblo Indians |
Has two distinctly different and beautiful sides.
Olive
Shell heishi finishes off the ends.
Sterling Silver Bead ends.
A beautiful Spiny Oyster slab set off by two Sterling Silver beads hangs at the center.
Santo
Domingo
Spiny Oyster Slab Necklace
$75 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...