18" Multistone Santo Domingo Heishi 10-Strand Necklace by Ramona Bird 6H06W

**Can be worn alone or with a pendant. Material: Sterling Silver (Hook & Eye), Olive Shell, White Clam Shell Dimensions: 18" long. Total of 10 strands. Strands are 1/8" wide. Weight (in grams): 47.8 Hallmark/Signature: N/A Heishi (hee-shee) is a term referring to hand-made beads, usually as necklaces, created from any natural materials such as turquoise, coral, abalone, serpentine, lapis, black jet, etc. Traders would bring such raw materials to the Santo Domingo Pueblo from California, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and surrounding New Mexico mines. Depending on the raw material used, it can take from two days to two weeks to hand-produce one single string of heishi beads.