Pueblo Tab Turquoise Necklace With Spiny Oyster As Pendant

Item: 1637

Origin: Pueblo
Date: Historic – unknown age

Media: Spiny oyster, turquoise, heishi

Dimensions: 17″

Description: This is a rare necklace of heishi shell beads, turquoise tabs, and a full spiny oyster shell with inlaid turquoise as well as hide with tab attached.  The piece of hide that wraps through two adjacent holes on the pendant has much wear to it.

The necklace portion is mostly fine, heishi white shell, round beads. They are interspersed with one piece of coral and a total of 10 turquoise tabs, one of which is tied external to the necklace. These tabs show evidence of being hand drilled, likely with a bow drill.  The necklace is continuous with a squaw rap at the top that all appears to be original.

Condition:  Condition is original without restoration.

Price: Sold