CO50 Harpo multi-row heishi beads necklace

One of a Kind piece

Santo Domingo necklace made of five rows of Heishi Kingman turquoise beads (Arizona) and of two triangle-shaped pieces in spondylus. 

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. 

Sterling silver clasp.

Inside length: 60cm (23.6 inches)  

Outside length: 80cm (31.4 inches)

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.