JEWELRY DESIGNED TO MAKE HEADS TURN!

A beautiful authentic HANDMADE Santo Domingo/Kewa Pueblo statement turquoise necklace.  I designed and hand shaped all the Kingman turquoise beads one at a time from rough turquoise stone. Several steps are involved in making these, from slicing the turquoise first to the size I want, then grinding and shaping the turquoise,  drilling each bead, and several different steps to polish each turquoise bead one-at-a-time. Many hours of handwork involved.  I collaborated with my husband Joe Chavez's finely handmade sterling silver beads with stampwork designs on each bead, his handmade barrels (signed with his makers mark), and hook & eye with a handmade 4" extender. 

An original one-of-a-kind wearable art piece designed and handmade by Joe & LeJeune Chavez of Santo Domingo Pueblo NM. 

Measures:

21" long - end to end of necklace with a 4" handmade sterling silver chain extender. 

Largest Turquoise bead in the center of the necklace measures- 1.5" then gradually gets smaller.