This handsome ring is made of inlaid turquoise and spiny oyster shell all over a shell core base. The complementary colors of blue and red make for a pleasing look. The pieces are all inlaid with pinon pitch, making for a striking contrast with its black color. The finish is smooth and shiny with nice […]
This is an early shell, likely a hold over from the Hohokam culture. The Hohokam culture was known to have traveled to the Sea of Cortez in Baja California to find these Spiny Oyster shells, a favorite of the culture. A Pueblo person may have found it well after it had made its way to […]
This necklace shows nice wear to the turquoise beads – shiny and smoothed over. The graduated turquoise disks are largest at the base of the necklace and they separate 3, silver barrels with minimal stamp work. There is a clasp at both ends. Everything is strung onto a thin, sturdy wire.
A large, green turquoise stone centers this early and beautifully sculpted ring. The wear is quite apparent yet the stone is unbroken. The ring fits a size 7 1/2. There is an inside stamp saying STERLING
It’s rare to find a complete set of Hopi earrings like these with this sort of age. The chips of turquoise are likely set into the cottonwood with pine pitch. The turquoise field is centered with a rectangular piece of mother of pearl shell.
