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SKU: 5231-589

Navajo Heishi and Nugget Green Turquoise Necklace

$350.00

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ca. 1970

29" Total Length

Hand Crafted from Sterling Silver, Heishi Beads and Nugget Green Turquoise and 2 Sterling Silver Cones

Excellent Condition

A Navajo Heishi and Nugget Green Turquoise Necklace is a classic style of Native American jewelry made by Navajo (Diné) artisans, combining two traditional elements. Heishi beads are Very thin, hand-rolled disc beads traditionally made from shell, turquoise, or other natural materials. Nugget green turquoise are Larger, irregularly shaped raw or lightly polished pieces of natural green turquoise (often from mines like Royston, Kingman, Carico Lake, or Lone Mountain).

Provenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California

Condition: Excellent

Tribe: Navajo

Year Range: 1950 - 1975

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 29 in

Category: Necklace - Fetish - Heishi - Tab - Jacla - Bead

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