Graduated Orange Spiny Oyster Heishi Necklace with Kingman Turquoise, 25"

A Navajo artisan created this 25-inch graduated orange spiny oyster heishi necklace with beads ranging from 5mm to 12mm and a five-bead Kingman turquoise center accent. Heishi — the disc bead form central to Santo Domingo Pueblo jewelry — is here executed in spiny oyster shell rather than the traditional stone or shell. Orange spiny oyster (Spondylus) from the Sea of Cortez has been traded across the American Southwest for over a thousand years. Available exclusively through Turquoise Mustang.