The Grizzli Collection of authentic Native American jewelry

Matt Mitchell, Anglo
rainbow calsilica and coral
Hummingbird Heishi Necklace
HK Item #MBL347

All Jewelry < Vintage Jewelry < Bargain Barn < Necklaces <

rainbow calsilica hummingbird and coral heishi necklace 27 inch by Anglo artisans Matt and Stephanie Mitchell

rainbow calsilica 27 inch Heishi hummingbird Necklace by Anglo artisans Matt and Stephanie Mitchell

Rainbow calsilica birds with coral heishi.

rainbow calsilica 27 inch Heishi hummingbird Necklace by Anglo artisans Matt and Stephanie Mitchell

Eyes of jet. Sterling silver beak, cones, hook and loop.

Questions or more details.

Matt Mitchell, Anglo
rainbow calsilica and coral
Hummingbird Heishi Necklace

MBL347 - $175 plus s/h
(ONLY ONE AVAILABLE)

condition	excellent; no broken or missing pieces
size	27 inch long end to end; birds approx. 1 3/4" beak to tail
material	rainbow calsilica, coral, alabaster, orange spiny oyster, jet, read about stones sterling silver, read about silver
hallmarks	none
artist	Matt and Stephanie Mitchell, Anglo

27 inch heishi hummingbird necklace by artisan Matt Mitchell

rainbow calsilica 27 inch Heishi hummingbird Necklace by Anglo artisans Matt and Stephanie Mitchell

More Fetish Necklaces

More Bargain Necklaces

Store Policies

The Grizzli Collection

The Grizzli Collection of authentic Native American jewelry Garris was an attorney in New York City, and was once an assistant district attorney for Queens County. It was during her legal career that she was nicknamed "Grizzli" by her colleagues for her relentless aggression in the courtroom going after white collar criminals; her late husband, David, called her "Grizzli" ever since they met, and her license plate also read"Grizzli". When Garris attended law school, she met her best friend Gila, who moved to Tucson, and it was on trips to Arizona visiting Gila that Garris fell in love with Native American jewelry, especially pieces with birds or bears (given her nickname). David was half Cherokee, and even though Garris was very much a Jewish New Yorker without any personal connection to tribal culture or artwork, her love for David amplified her interest in these pieces. Over the years, she amassed an extensive collection of southwest jewelry. We are pleased to find new homes for Grizzli's collection. Many pieces, although beautiful, are not Native American made, and that's why we are selling them here in the Bargain Barn.

Rainbow Calsilica

Rainbow calsilica is a man-made material created for the gemstone market. It is primarily made of powdered calcite and silica (calsilica), which are dyed and stabilized using plastic or resin. First introduced at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in 2002, it was initially marketed as a natural stone mined in Chihuahua, Mexico, but extensive testing by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the Swiss Gemological Institute (SSEF) confirmed it is synthetic. Nevertheless, it is prized for carving and jewelry because of its vibrant, bold bands of color, including shades of blue, green, yellow, orange, red, black, and occasionally pink or purple.

About Matt Mitchell

Mathew and Stephanie Mitchell are Anglo artisans renowned for their multi-stone bird jewelry. They have been carving stones for over 40 years in San Antonio, NM.

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts

We are in the vintage Native American jewelry rescue business and are passionate about finding new homes for used and vintage jewelry and artifacts. That's why we purchase Native American pieces from estates, inheritances, collection downsizing and New Old Stock (NOS) inventory from closed stores.

Often people contact us after taking a box of Native American jewelry to their local pawn shop and find that a pawn shop is mainly interested in melt value of the metals and not in preserving the beautiful historic pieces. To hear that people have considered selling these treasures for melt value makes us truly sad.

Melt value is usually far below what we would offer for the jewelry. Yet we can't pay retail price for items because of the time and cost involved in finding new homes for them. We have to research, often repair and restore the jewelry, photograph and list each item on our website, and sometimes hold pieces in inventory for years until the right buyer comes along.

Items that are Mexican go in our Mexican Shop. Other items not Native American made or that we cannot verify as such go into our Bargain Barn where you can find some real treasures at low prices.

We hope you'll find something special in our vintage shop that will complete yet another circle of our jewelry re-homing mission.

Matt Mitchell, Anglorainbow calsilica and coral Hummingbird Heishi NecklaceHK Item #MBL347

The Grizzli Collection

Rainbow Calsilica

About Matt Mitchell

Our Rescue Missionof Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts

Matt Mitchell, Anglo
rainbow calsilica and coral
Hummingbird Heishi Necklace
HK Item #MBL347

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts