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Teller Family - Authentic Native American Navajo | |||||||||||
Lapis Lazuli nuggets with spacers of green turquoise and shell heishi.
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Olive shell heishi and sterling silver shepherd's hook clasp. | ||||||||||
What are Chiclets? In 1899, US chewing
gum manufacturers formed a conglomerate, The American Chicle Company. Lapis lazuli is a deep blue stone often with gold flecking that twinkles like stars. The name lapis lazuli is a combination of the Latin word lapis ("stone") and the Arabian name azul, meaning "blue." Lapis is one of the few rocks used as a gem and one of the first gemstones ever to be worn as jewelry. Read more about stones. | |||||||||||