Kewa Puebloan Artist-WARREN NIETO-Melon Shell Heishi-"Doors of Chaco Canyon/Pueblo Bonito" Raincloud/Lightning-Mosaic Inlaid Pendant-Earring - Necklace 3 Piece SET! Pueblo Masterpiece! !

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Kewa Puebloan Artist-WARREN NIETO-Melon Shell Heishi-"Doors of Chaco Canyon/Pueblo Bonito" Raincloud/Lightning-Mosaic Inlaid Pendant-Earring - Necklace 3 Piece SET! Pueblo Masterpiece! !

$1,495.00

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work" Emile Zola

Deeply inspired by his Ancestral Puebloan Chaco Canyon/Pueblo Bonito roots, Warren couldn't have portrayed his Puebloan ancestors historical past any more beautifully that what is in this set . He recreates these subjects with the colorful stones & shells from the earth & which are artistically laid in a mosaic inlay form.

As thrilled as he was making it, I am equally proud to offer such a set of this caliber to you. It says so much & represents deep symbolic meanings that dominate Puebloan life.

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THE VERSATILE 3 PIECE SET INCLUDES:

4 Strand Melon Shell/Turquoise Necklace

Removable Chaco Door-Raincloud/Lightning Pendant

Matching Raincloud/Lightning Earrings

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THE 4 STRAND NECKLACE:
Precisely hand cut in a uniform 4.7 mm roundness, the necklace is made with soft peachy cream color Melon shell with perfectly cut, tear drop tabs of turquoise that are sporadically placed throughout the 4 strands. There is about 3" of excess twisted wax string that allows you to tie it off & drop the length a bit. You tie it in a knot when you wear it or if you know how to do it or have a jeweler, you can put sterling cones & a hook & eye on the ends. Wear this alone or with the pendant!

(Learn about Chaco Canyon Here: https://www.nps.gov/chcu/learn/historyculture/index.htm

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THE REMOVABLE CHACO CANYON DOOR PENDANT:

In a 5.50" tall picturesque display , is the 'Door' known to Chaco. This part of the set is what tells a story of the past & present.
Hanging from a fully mosaic inlaid bale is the Chaco door where the story of Pueblo life is told. At the bottom of the pendant is the Kiva, which Warren chose to use the earthy brown Travertine Onyx. If you zoom in on photo 4,you will see on the left & right side, just above the Kiva, the Mother of Pearl ladder that takes you in & out of the Kiva. The rest of the outer square is made with a mosaic inlay of turquoise.

Being that corn is a sacred staple to the Puebloan people, corn cannot grow without rainclouds,rain & lightning, which is what you see in the cut out center. From the bottoms center are linear cuts of black jet & mother of pearl.Above this area, are the symbolic rainclouds that are accentuated by 3 different cuts that are made with Chrysocolla, Spiny Oyster & yellow Serpentine. Crushed Italian red coral are outlined in sterling wire & act as the lightning which also creates the rain. All the material is laid atop of a jet backing.

The pendant is removable, so not only can you wear it with the necklace, but you can change it out & wear it on something else if you like! The fully mosaic inlaid bale's opening has about a 1/2" (12 mm or so) opening, but the necklace should be smaller in diameter, since you want the pendant to 'move & breathe' on the strand if you do go this route.So I suggest something with no more than say an 11 mm diameter.

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THE RAINCLOUD/LIGHTNING EARRINGS:

Very lightweight & very wearable, these are made to compliment the pendants design.Hanging from the raincloud design at the top is the lightning design that's also made with the crushed Italian red coral. They are a 'mirror' style earring so there's an actually left/right side. Mosaic inlaid atop of black jet. If you need a photo of them on the ear, let me know! If you need a photo of them on the ear, let me know!

This is a one of a kind set of authentic Pueblo "ART" at it's best & no one can take you into Pueblo life more than what you get with Warren's work! A REAL treasure!!

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ON ALL:

ARTIST: WARREN NIETO made EXCLUSIVELY for Plata de Santa Fe Jewelry

TRIBE: KEWA PUEBLO (SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO)

THE NECKLACE:

MATERIAL: MELON SHELL-NEVADA TURQUOISE TABS

LENGTH: 18.25"(WITHOUT 3" STRING CLOSURE)

WEIGHT: 3.21 OUNCES (91.1 GRAMS)

AVERASGE BEAD SIZE: 4.7 MM

COMES GIFT BOXED
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THE PENDANT:

MEASUREMENT: 5.50" X 2.75" (TOP OF BALE TO BOTTOM)

WEIGHT: 77.4 GRAMS (2.72 OZ.)

MATERIALS: TRAVERTINE ONYX-TEAL COLOR TURQUIOSE-YELLOW SERPENTINE-CHRYSOCOLLA -SPINY OYSTER (in rainclouds) ITALIAN RED CORAL-(lightning) WHITE MOTHER OF PEARL-BLACK JET-BONE (BALE)

HALLMARK: "WN"-WITH 'KIVA STEPS & LADDER"

COMES GIFT BOXED

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TOTAL WEIGHT OF PENDAT/NECKLACE: 5.93 OUNCES

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THE EARRINGS:

MEASUREMENTS: 2.75" X 1-25"(WIDTH TAKEN AT TOP)

COMBINED WEIGHT: 17.1 GRAMS

MATERIALS: ITALIAN CORAL -YELLOW SERPENTINE-CHRYSOCOLLA -SPINY OYSTER

MOSAIC INLAID ATOP OF: BLACK JET

EAR STYLE: POSTS
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*PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:
*****I do not consider myself a 'professional photographer" but I do try to give you photos that are 'realistic" in color,just so you're not shocked, nor disappointed when you get the piece. Although jewelry generally always looks better in person, you still have to take the monitor you're looking at the item with, into consideration. Please go through each photo to see any variation to get an idea. Whether it be your computer monitor or phone screen, the item can appear to be either more vivid (Or duller).

In order to give you close up photos so I can provide you with all the detail, photos can tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. So to get an idea of size,you can either look at it on the mannequin (photos) or if you have a measuring tape, please pull it out & compare everything to the measurements I provided you with.