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Absolutely beautiful hand made Navajo turquoise necklace. Elegant and beautiful Southwestern collectible jewelry. High grade Turquoise stones with Sterling Silver separators and natural Heishi shell tips. Stones are made of bluish-green natural turquoise, hand shaped and polished. A unique process mastered by the tribe and passed down for centuries. Made by Loretta Williams, Native American artist from the Navajo Nation, Southwestern US. A lovely piece of collectible jewelry Necklace size: 24 inches total (end to end) Weight: 57 grams. Loretta is a member of the Navajo tribe, New Mexico. The Navajo Nation is an American Indian territory covering about 17,544,500 acres, occupying portions of northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and northwestern New Mexico in the United States. This is the largest land area retained by an indigenous tribe in the United States, with a population of roughly 350,000. The word “Heishi”, is from the Keresan word meaning “shell, ” and traditionally referred to shell beads. The item “Navajo Turquoise Necklace Heishi Beads Hand Made Vintage Native American Jewelry” is in sale since Monday, January 6, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “tee-warehouse” and is located in Walnut, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Country of Origin: United States
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Material: Turquoise
• Type: Beads
• Featured Refinements: Native American Turquoise Necklace
• Ethnic Origin: Native American
• Number of Strands: 1
• Artisan: Loretta Williams
• Main Stone: Turquoise
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Brand: SouthWestArtisans
• Jewelry Type: Necklaces
• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo

Make me an offer! Vintage Native American Paiute Cradleboard W/Blue Beads Made In Yosemite Valley This beautiful Cradle Board is hand woven with dark blue bead work. Made in the Yosemite Valley in the 1960’s. It can be used for a newborn baby or just as an art piece! Measures: 19″ long x 6″ wide at it’s widest point How we got this item: Years ago we bought out of an old Estate / Antique Store, also known as the Bodie Museum which was at the gateway to Yosemite Valley in Lee Vining, California. The store closed for some 20 years and we are sitting on a treasure trove of Native American items. We have started to list these many works of art after years of storage. We believe we are able to offer unique, seldom seen items. Please feel free to ask any questions. Please see detailed photos for general condition and other information, actual photos of item. The item “Vintage Native American Paiute Cradleboard WithBlue Beads Made In Yosemite Valley” is in sale since Tuesday, January 28, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Baskets”. The seller is “pacpawn” and is located in Sparks, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Navajo Sterling Beads Necklace 25 Inch Length… Hand made Navajo sterling beads don’t get any better than this. This is truly a first class… Best of the best… Beads with no seam are made by blowing air into molten silver creating a’silver balloon’ which has’no seam’. Notice the prices asked for these fake beads which claim to be Navajo hand made…. But which obviously ARE NOT. My necklace was made by Anita Willy of the Navajo tribe… And strung on a woven metal chain called “foxtail”. The ends were done with sterling silver cones and a sterling silver hook and eye clasp. NOTICE Every bead HAS A SEAM. Hand made Navajo beads are 1000 times better looking than cheap machine made beads with no seams. Navajos don’t blow air into molten silver. Because that is a machine process. Navajo hand made means cutting 2 discs and forming 2 half beads which they then solder together… And ALWAYS has a seam. This was made with 6, 7 and 8mm Sterling Silver beads along with 8 elongated silver melon beads. Each of the 8 melon beads is 3/4 inches long. It is 25 inches… The 8 largest center beads are 8 mm which is 0.31 inches diameter. (approx 5/16 of an inch). Included is a Sunshine polishing cloth which you can either use to maintain the shine… Or not use it… And allow the beads to darken to a mellow patina. As the polish is already in the cloth. A Certificate of Authenticity and a White Jewelry Gift Box are included. Ships to 50 USA states only. Which is on the Navajo Reservation. Let me show you the difference between true authentic Navajo and Zuni made jewelry… The item “Navajo Sterling Beads Necklace 25 Inch Length Hand Made TOP OF THE LINE pearls” is in sale since Saturday, May 23, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “erickbegaysfather” and is located in Gallup, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Type: Beads
• Featured Refinements: Navajo Necklace
• Country of Origin: United States
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Artisan: Anita Willy
• Main Stone: No Stone
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Brand: Handmade
• Jewelry Type: Necklaces
• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo

Navajo Hand Made Sterling Silver Beads 26 Inch Length… Hand made Navajo sterling beads don’t get any better than this. This is truly a first class… Best of the best… There’s a huge difference between REAL Navajo jewelry and the fake stuff… And notice how many are MACHINE MADE and have’no seam’… Beads with no seam are made by blowing air into molten silver… Creating a’silver balloon’ which has’no seam’. Notice the prices asked for these fake beads which claim to be Navajo hand made… But which obviously ARE NOT. My necklace was made by Anita Willy of the Navajo tribe… And strung on a woven metal chain called “foxtail”… The ends were done with sterling silver cones and a sterling silver hook and eye clasp. NOTICE Every bead HAS A SEAM. Hand made Navajo beads are a thousand times better looking than cheap machine made beads with no seams. Navajos don’t blow air into molten silver… Because that is a machine process. Navajo hand made means… Cutting 2 discs and forming 2 half beads which they then solder together… And ALWAYS has a seam. This was made with 6, 7 and 8mm Sterling Silver beads along with 8 elongated silver melon beads. Each of the 8 melon beads is 3/4 inches long. It is 26 inches… The 8 largest center beads are 8 mm which is 0.31 inches diameter. (approx 5/16 of an inch). Included is a Sunshine polishing cloth which you can either use to maintain the shine… Or not use it… And allow the beads to darken to a mellow patina. As the polish is already in the cloth. A Certificate of Authenticity and a White Jewelry Gift Box are included. Ships to 50 USA states only. Which is on the Navajo Reservation. So you have nothing to lose… Let me show you the difference between true authentic Navajo and Zuni made jewelry… The item “Navajo Sterling Beads Necklace 26 Inch Length Hand Made Top of the Line pearls” is in sale since Tuesday, May 12, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “erickbegaysfather” and is located in Gallup, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Handmade
• Jewelry Type: Necklaces
• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
• Type: Beads
• Featured Refinements: Navajo Necklace

Navajo Sterling Beads Necklace 25 Inch Length… Hand made Navajo sterling beads don’t get any better than this. This is truly a first class… Best of the best… Beads with no seam are made by blowing air into molten silver creating a’silver balloon’ which has’no seam’. Notice the prices asked for these fake beads which claim to be Navajo hand made…. But which obviously ARE NOT. My necklace was made by Anita Willy of the Navajo tribe… And strung on a woven metal chain called “foxtail”. The ends were done with sterling silver cones and a sterling silver hook and eye clasp. NOTICE Every bead HAS A SEAM. Hand made Navajo beads are 1000 times better looking than cheap machine made beads with no seams. Navajos don’t blow air into molten silver. Because that is a machine process. Navajo hand made means cutting 2 discs and forming 2 half beads which they then solder together… And ALWAYS has a seam. This was made with 6, 7 and 8mm Sterling Silver beads along with 8 elongated silver melon beads. Each of the 8 melon beads is 3/4 inches long. It is 25 inches… The 8 largest center beads are 8 mm which is 0.31 inches diameter. (approx 5/16 of an inch). Included is a Sunshine polishing cloth which you can either use to maintain the shine… Or not use it… And allow the beads to darken to a mellow patina. As the polish is already in the cloth. A Certificate of Authenticity and a White Jewelry Gift Box are included. Ships to 50 USA states only. Which is on the Navajo Reservation. So you have nothing to lose… Let me show you the difference between true authentic Navajo and Zuni made jewelry… The item “Navajo Sterling Beads Necklace 25 Inch Length Hand Made TOP OF THE LINE pearls” is in sale since Monday, May 11, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “erickbegaysfather” and is located in Gallup, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Type: Beads
• Featured Refinements: Navajo Necklace
• Country of Origin: United States
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Artisan: Anita Willy
• Main Stone: No Stone
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Brand: Handmade
• Jewelry Type: Necklaces
• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo

Navajo Sterling Beads Necklace 25 Inch Length… Hand made Navajo sterling beads don’t get any better than this. This is truly a first class… Best of the best… Beads with no seam are made by blowing air into molten silver creating a’silver balloon’ which has’no seam’. Notice the prices asked for these fake beads which claim to be Navajo hand made…. But which obviously ARE NOT. My necklace was made by Anita Willy of the Navajo tribe… And strung on a woven metal chain called “foxtail”. The ends were done with sterling silver cones and a sterling silver hook and eye clasp. NOTICE Every bead HAS A SEAM. Hand made Navajo beads are 1000 times better looking than cheap machine made beads with no seams. Navajos don’t blow air into molten silver. Because that is a machine process. Navajo hand made means cutting 2 discs and forming 2 half beads which they then solder together… And ALWAYS has a seam. This was made with 6, 7 and 8mm Sterling Silver beads along with 8 elongated silver melon beads. Each of the 8 melon beads is 3/4 inches long. It is 25 inches… The 8 largest center beads are 8 mm which is 0.31 inches diameter. (approx 5/16 of an inch). Included is a Sunshine polishing cloth which you can either use to maintain the shine… Or not use it… And allow the beads to darken to a mellow patina. As the polish is already in the cloth. A Certificate of Authenticity and a White Jewelry Gift Box are included. Ships to 50 USA states only. Which is on the Navajo Reservation. So you have nothing to lose… Let me show you the difference between true authentic Navajo and Zuni made jewelry… The item “Navajo Sterling Beads Necklace 25 Inch Length Hand Made TOP OF THE LINE pearls” is in sale since Wednesday, May 6, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “erickbegaysfather” and is located in Gallup, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Type: Beads
• Featured Refinements: Navajo Necklace
• Country of Origin: United States
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Artisan: Anita Willy
• Main Stone: No Stone
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Brand: Handmade
• Jewelry Type: Necklaces
• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo

Navajo Sterling Beads Necklace 25 Inch Length… Hand made Navajo sterling beads don’t get any better than this. This is truly a first class… Best of the best… Beads with no seam are made by blowing air into molten silver creating a’silver balloon’ which has’no seam’. Notice the prices asked for these fake beads which claim to be Navajo hand made…. But which obviously ARE NOT. My necklace was made by Anita Willy of the Navajo tribe… And strung on a woven metal chain called “foxtail”. The ends were done with sterling silver cones and a sterling silver hook and eye clasp. NOTICE Every bead HAS A SEAM. Hand made Navajo beads are 1000 times better looking than cheap machine made beads with no seams. Navajos don’t blow air into molten silver. Because that is a machine process. Navajo hand made means cutting 2 discs and forming 2 half beads which they then solder together… And ALWAYS has a seam. This was made with 6, 7 and 8mm Sterling Silver beads along with 8 elongated silver melon beads. Each of the 8 melon beads is 3/4 inches long. It is 25 inches… The 8 largest center beads are 8 mm which is 0.31 inches diameter. (approx 5/16 of an inch). Included is a Sunshine polishing cloth which you can either use to maintain the shine… Or not use it… And allow the beads to darken to a mellow patina. As the polish is already in the cloth. A Certificate of Authenticity and a White Jewelry Gift Box are included. Ships to 50 USA states only. Which is on the Navajo Reservation. So you have nothing to lose… Let me show you the difference between true authentic Navajo and Zuni made jewelry… The item “Navajo Sterling Beads Necklace 25 Inch Length Hand Made TOP OF THE LINE pearls” is in sale since Sunday, May 3, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “erickbegaysfather” and is located in Gallup, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Type: Beads
• Featured Refinements: Navajo Necklace
• Country of Origin: United States
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Artisan: Anita Willy
• Main Stone: No Stone
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Brand: Handmade
• Jewelry Type: Necklaces
• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo

Elegant and beautiful Southwestern collectible jewelry. Hand carved reconstituted turquoise pieces. A lovely piece of collectible jewelry, makes a unique gift! See images for details. Size: 33.5 inches total (end to end) Weight: 85 grams. Zuni fetishes are small carvings made from various materials by the Zuni people. These carvings have traditionally served a ceremonial purpose for their creators and depict animals and icons integral to their culture. Typical traditional Zuni fetishes depict animals such as the wolf, badger, bear, mountain lion, eagle, mole, frog, deer, ram, and others. Modern carvers many produce images of non-traditional subjects dinosaurs, for example or some insects and reptiles that are traditional but more integral to petroglyphs, symbolism, and the patterns of design in pottery dragonflies, butterflies, water spiders, and lizards for example. Other animals, such as the horse, were carved in the past mainly for trade. The Zuni was not a horse culture, but their horse carvings were considered by the horse cultures to the north as having great power for the protection of their herds. The item “Zuni Fetish Necklace Horses Heishi Beads Hand Made Native American Jewelry” is in sale since Sunday, April 26, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “tee-warehouse” and is located in Walnut, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Country of Origin: United States
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Material: Plastic Resin
• Type: Beads
• Featured Refinements: Zuni Jewelry
• Ethnic Origin: Native American
• Number of Strands: 1
• Artisan: Eunice Beronia
• Main Stone: Reconstituted Turquoise
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Brand: SouthWestArtisans
• Jewelry Type: Necklaces
• Tribal Affiliation: Zuni

WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT IT. This is a beautiful example of an exceptionally lovely green turquoise and coral necklace, strung on waxed cord with hook and eye closure. It’s an older piece from the private collection of a dealer. The color contrast is wonderful and the quality is wonderful too. This necklace is stunning alone or mixed with others. Excellent vintage wearable collectible. Length end to end 32. Materials, natural coral, natural turquoise, sterling silver. Coral beads hand cut and buffed, c 80 of them, measuring c. 47 of them measuring c. Striking and beautiful turquoise nuggets in green colorations, probably Royston mine turquoise, which is strung with hand cut and buffed coral beads, a stunning necklace. This necklace seems to be a unique example of a use of coral and turquoise, a very substantial and collectible necklace. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Take a look at my store. Yes, I sometimes can take reasonable offers. It’s less expensive and is also tracked. First Class International is no longer offered by the US Postal Service. Please let me know if you would like to return something. I care that you’re happy and about my accuracy, and will always stand behind my work. My attributions are guaranteed for my lifetime. When I include pages from published books in my listings it is in accordance with Fair Use Law, which permits the use of source material for discussion, reference, education and criticism. Attributions on many of the old pieces of Native American jewelry are sometimes a moving target. All the books have errors, so in addition to counterchecking, I have developed some expertise over the years and I do care about getting it right, so as more information comes to light I update my listings and also get in touch with my previous buyers, to inform them of any changes in attributions. Everything I sell comes from my personal collection or is something that I would include in my personal collection. I vet every item carefully for quality and condition, and offer you the best. I want you to be able to rely on me for top quality, superb items that are often unique and rare examples of old antique vintage southwest, indian, native american and fine gold and gemstones, whether you’re starting a collection or adding to one, or want something great to wear or gift. My goal is that all my buyers are delighted, that my special pieces find the right homes. The item “Wonderful Native American Green Turquoise Nuggets Coral Beads Necklace Hand Made” is in sale since Monday, April 22, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Jewelry”. The seller is “aaplover” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in continental Asia, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Australia.

• Country of Manufacture: United States
• Material: natural coral & turquoise, Sterling Silver .925
• Length: 32″
• Handmade: Yes
• Weight: 87.66grams
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Turquoise: appears to be Royston 47 stones sized c 10mm
• Coral Beads: c 80 coral beads hand cut c 5x4mm
• Artisan: unknown unsigned
• Tribal Affiliation: Zuni