CO160 Harpo necklace turquoise and shell

One of a Kind piece

Pueblo necklace made of turquoise, spondylus shell and black-jet Heishi beads, with five little pendants carved in corn seed shape. 

The corn is a very positive element for the Natives as it represents good crop, an essential symbol of life.
 

Length (including clasps) : 20" (51cm)

Sterling silver clasp.
 

The Heishi handcraft is a long and meticulous process: First, rough-cut stones or shells are drilled and then strung on a wire, after which the artist holds both ends of the strand and carefully draws the beads back and forth across a grinding wheel or other rough surface to shape the Heishi beads.

High-quality hand-made Heishi beads should feel uniform and smooth to the touch, such as these ones.
 

Pueblo, "Kewa": Native tribe of the South-West, notably known for making Heishi beads, little handmade beads in tubular or puck shapes, composed of different materials and stones (turquoise, black-jet, coral and shell).

Proudly Pueblo handmade in the USA.