Santo Domingo Shell, Coral and Turquoise Necklace

Santo Domingo Pueblo

Circa 1920 | Shell, Coral, Turquoise | Item 2566

This is a great and early example of a Santo Domingo shell necklace. The large shell has pieces of turquoise laid in on the top half in a random mosaic pattern, followed by a band of jet and travertine (?) inlaid into the shell. The lower half is left natural. The shell is attached to a string of large, red coral beads interspersed evenly with 8 turquoise nuggets. This is all strung on a fabric wrapped string.