Four-Strand Turquoise Necklace
Artist
Torivia Crespin
Artist
Delber Crespin
Date2004
Mediumturquoise, spiny oyster, jet, white clam shell, gold lip oyster mother of pearl, glass beads, rayon cord
Dimensions19 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 in. (50.5 × 16.5 × 1 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Eason Eige
Object numberPC2010.7.80
DescriptionA four-strand turquoise necklace with spiny oyster, jet, white clam shell, gold lip oyster mother of pearl, glass beads, and rayon cord. A masterful example of Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo) jewelry generally, and of the husband-and-wife team of Delber and Torivia Crespin in particular, this multi-strand turquoise necklace comprises of a number of precious shell types derived from as far away as the Pacific Ocean. Cut and affixed in a complex arrangement of sophisticated mosaic designs, each faceted cluster of stone and shell is further adorned with pairs of pendant turquoise strands that, taken together, confer a regal flare on the wearer.On View
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