Single-material turquoise bead necklaces, strung at Santo Domingo Pueblo. Most of the turquoise is Kingman turquoise from Arizona. Lupe Lovato has 13 pieces here and has been making jewelry for more than 50 years; Robert Tenorio's beads are rounded one at a time by hand, and Joanne and Joe Ray Garcia cut and drill their own disks and marble beads.
Made from Kingman Turquoise. The necklace is20 inches long. The heart pendant is inlaid on MOP Shell with turquoise, lapis, coral, jet, sugilite and MOP shell.
Made from blue/green Kingman turquoise. The beads are 5mm in diameter. Graduated a little. The beads are beveled by hand. The necklace is 21 inches long adjustable to 24 inches.
Traditional ja'claw necklace made with turquoise (Kingman Turquoise) "corn". It is 21" long. The beads are graduated from 12mm to 6mm in diameter and are made from melo shell and turquoise accented with jet. The "corn" is 1.25" in length and 1.25" wide at the bottom - 5 pieces.
Made from Kingman turquoise. The beads are all rounded "one by one" in the traditional Tenorio matter. The necklace is 19 inches long. The beads are graduated from 6mm.
Traditional necklace made with Kingman turquoise. The Barrel Bead is 3/4 inch long and 1/2 inch in diameter. The necklace itself is 22 inches long and the beads are graduated from 8mm.
Traditional ja'claw necklace made with turquoise (Kingman Turquoise) "corn". It is 21" long. The beads are graduated from 12mm to 6mm in diameter and are made from white melo shell and turquoise accented with jet. The "corn" is 1.25" in length and 1.25" wide at the bottom - 5 pieces.
Made by Lupe Lovato's parents, Alice and Remijo Lovato. 2 strands of kingman turquoise . 18 inches in length, but can adjust to almost 28 inches with the traditional string tye. The fan is made from spiny oyster shell. It is 2.5 inches long and 2.5 inches wide.
Traditional necklace made with Kingman turquoise. All 5 "Corn" Beads 1 inch high and 1.25 inches wide. The necklace itself is 22 inches long, adjustable to 25 inches. The beads are graduated from 12mm (1/2 inch).
