{"product_id":"turquoise-orange-spiny-and-heishi-shell-necklace-santo-domingo","title":"Turquoise, Orange Spiny and Heishi Shell Necklace Santo Domingo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"LR5Y_W_content markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOur Turquoise, Orange Spiny Oyster and Heishi Shell Necklace Santo Domingo is a luminous expression of museum-quality Kewa craftsmanship, handmade by the same renowned female artist whose work has been exhibited at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York. Three graceful strands combine finely worked turquoise with glowing orange spiny oyster, creating an extraordinary dialogue between cool blue-green and warm tangerine, apricot, coral, and cream. Each rounded spiny oyster bead possesses its own natural striations and coloration, bringing individuality and movement to a necklace that could never be duplicated exactly.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSpiny oyster comes from the shell of the \u003cem\u003eSpondylus\u003c\/em\u003e mollusk and has long been incorporated into Southwestern jewelry for its remarkable natural colors. Here, the artist has shaped the orange shell into softly rounded beads, polishing each until its distinctive bands and variations emerge. Between them runs an abundance of turquoise, meticulously worked into slender disc-like heishi beads. Turquoise has a particularly long history in Pueblo adornment, and its blue-green tones create a beautifully sophisticated counterpoint to the fiery warmth of the shell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe refinement of the necklace becomes even more remarkable when one considers how these tiny beads are made. Pieces of turquoise and shell must be individually cut into small blanks and carefully drilled before being strung together, ground to shape, smoothed, and polished. The artist then composes three separate strands, balancing hundreds of handmade elements so they fall effortlessly together. The slight variations in thickness, shape, and color are not imperfections; they are evidence of the human hand and part of what distinguishes truly exceptional Kewa beadwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eJean Marie continues to seek out this artist’s limited creations because they combine technical mastery with a deeply personal sensibility. The artist learned bead making from her mother and grandmother and has shared with Jean Marie that she prefers to create only when she is in a happy frame of mind, believing something of her own spirit enters the jewelry she makes. That philosophy makes patronizing her work particularly meaningful to Jean Marie. Museum-quality, entirely handmade, and one of a kind, this necklace carries within it not only extraordinary materials and generations of knowledge, but the joyful intention of the woman who created it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLength 23\" with Sterling silver clasp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBead size 1.4 - 6.8mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)\"\u003eMade in New Mexico, USA,.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PAX PHILOMENA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55545539756351,"sku":"TURQUOISEORANGESPINYOYSTERNECKLACE","price":1395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2529\/6354\/files\/DCA2EAE0-484D-49A0-92D5-8893E8C546CF.png?v=1789496299","url":"https:\/\/paxphilomena.com\/products\/turquoise-orange-spiny-and-heishi-shell-necklace-santo-domingo","provider":"PAX PHILOMENA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}