Santo Domingo Indian Jewelry Genuine Turquoise Spiny Oyster Silver Jocla Necklace 1926-BNK
Santo Domingo Indian Jewelry Genuine Turquoise Spiny Oyster Silver Jocla Necklace.
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This Santo Domingo Jocla Necklace is a gorgeous and traditional piece of hand made Native American jewelry. This necklace has been hand strung with impressive flat nuggets of genuine sky blue Turquoise. Heishi beads of genuine Penn Shell provide the spacing between the Turquoise nuggets with their natural earth tone shades. The center of this Turquoise necklace features a Jocla made from five flat tear drop stones of genuine Spiny Oyster Shell. The Spiny Oyster provides warm hot red natural colors that artfully contrast with the cool blue Turquoise nuggets. Each end of this American Indian Turquoise necklace is dressed with a shining Sterling Silver cone. Strung in our shop. This Turquoise Necklace is 24" long. Stamped Sterling.
Turquoise has been, since about 200 B.C., extensively used by southwestern U.S Native Americans and by many of the Indian tribes in Mexico. The Native American Jewelry or "Indian style" jewelry with turquoise mounted in or with silver is relatively new. Some believe this style of Jewelry was unknown prior to about 1880, when a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. Prior to this time, the Native Americans had made solid turquoise beads, carvings, and inlaid mosaics. Recently, turquoise has found wide acceptance among people of all walks of life and from many different ethnic groups.
We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.
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