Kewa Puebloan Artists-Torevia/ Delbert Crespin- Stunning! 4 Strand All HAND MADE SERPENTINE Beads -Mosaic Inlay- Cleopatra Style Necklace
Kewa Puebloan Artists-Torevia/ Delbert Crespin- Stunning! 4 Strand All HAND MADE SERPENTINE Beads -Mosaic Inlay- Cleopatra Style Necklace
THE HAND MADE SERPENTINE BEADS:
This is the beauty of Puebloan art, is for the fact that they are the lapidarian' s of Native jewelry where everything is cut & shaped by hand. This was an art that was passed down through Torevia's & Delbert's Ancestral Puebloan ancestors who once lived in the Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde areas of the states. And with that said, these beads are completely made BY hand, where one by one, started from the larger rock of Serpentine & then shaped & beveled over & over till the right cube like shape & size is formed. Yes,it's a time consuming process, but that is the beauty with 'old school' artisan made jewelry where the "Hand Made" factor is validated.. And being that these are hand made beads, you'll find some of the beads vary in shape & size (By a millimeter or so), so you'll find some in a rounded cube like shape while others are more rounded. But all are in the 9mm to 10 mm size range(roughly a 1/3) & they're nice & chunky!! It comes with a 3" long extender & you can put the hook anywhere within the links!
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THE MOSAIC INLAID CENTER PANEL:
Made in a traditional Kewa style, this is made with hand cut & shaped materials that are in a geometric pattern in a trapezoidal shape panel. The large cut of serpentine that is at the bottom, really pulls the necklace together & is the same color as the beads. The material is mosaic inlaid atop of black jet.
SPECIFICS:
ARTIST: Torevia & Delbert Crespin made EXCLUSIVELY for Plata de Santa Fe Jewelry
TRIBE: Kewa Pueblo-Santo Domingo Pueblo
WEIGHT: 12.8 Ounces ( 368 Grams)
WEARABLE "INNER" LENGTH: 16.50" (This measurement is approximate due to not being able to lay it straight out horizontally.(Measured Without Centerpiece-extender chain, sterling beads.)
LENGTH WHEN USING THE 3" EXTENDER AT FULL LENGTH: 19.50 (This is from the interior strand which is the shortest)
WIDTH OF BEADS WHEN LAID CLOSE TOGETHER: 1.75" (see 1.75" in red on the beads in photo 15)
MOSAIC INLAID ATOP OF: Black Jet
CENTER PENDANT SIZE: 2-5/8" X 1-3/8"
BEAD SIZE: 9-10 mm Average
STRANDS: 4
STRUNG ON: Flex Wire for Strength
METAL: Sterling Silver Hook & Eye-3" Extender Chain-Beads
COMES GIFT BOXED
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IGNATURE REQUIREMENT:
Anything with a high price tag, will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement & will come insured (reflected in shipping price).. If you're not home in the day & need this shipped where it can be signed for,please change that in your "Ship To" section before I create the shipping label***I'm sorry if this may be an inconvenience, but I do not ship expensive pieces without one. This is for your safety & mine.
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. I however find photographing anything with 'yellow' in it, (orange, green) can come up a little more vivid, so please take this 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).If you do need more photos taken in different lighting,please email me! I'd be happy to do this for you.
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,either look at photo 2 of if you have a tape measure,you can pull that out & compare everything to the measurements I provided you with.
