Blossom Nebula

A dramatic beauty of a necklace, with turquoise, orange spiny oyster, serpentines, and purple stichtite  and tiny stones inlayed in Conus shell.  Finely hand-rolled graduated heishi turquoise discs, with traditional band of shells included; strung on flexible, sturdy wire.

• 22 1/2 inches long, including pendant
• Pendant is 3 inches long, 1 1/4 inches at widest

Mary Louise Tafoya, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo) New Mexico