Pueblo Spiny Oyster Shell Necklace with Turquoise and Coral

This is a beautiful necklace with good age to it. The spiny oyster shell appears very old, with the turquoise mosaic overlay a later addition. The turquoise has been glued to the shell with pinon pitch, a classic old world treatment. An early, metal ring links the shell to the necklace. The necklace is made […]

An Early Pueblo/Navajo Tab Necklace With Jaclas, Published

This necklace is published as such: Single strand Cerrillos turquoise necklace, in a style sometimes referred to as “medicine man”, Pueblo make, late nineteenth century. Courtesy of Lynn D. Trusdell, Crown & Eagle Antiques, Inc.  What I find so beautiful about this necklace is the quantity of large, green turquoise tabs.  The patina shows much […]