Graduated Apple Coral Heishi Necklace

Description

This is a graduated heishi apple coral necklace. Traditional, indigenous necklace. Pueblo necklace. Unisex for a man or woman. Artist hand-crafted with much focused attention on the wearer. Much love, prosperity, protection and spiritual growth.

“Native Americans of the Southwest were introduced to coral by the Spanish, who also brought items such as horses, sheep, wheat, and metalwork. For centuries, Native people had been fashioning beads from shells like spiny oyster, and the deep red Mediterranean coral quickly became a prized material, traded between the Spanish and various pueblos and the Navajo (Diné) people of the Southwest. Native Americans also consider the gem as a sign of wealth and status because of its expense and rarity. Since coral was very pricey then (and still is), it is worn by wealthy individuals, medicine men, and elders. And of course, the darker the red, the better!”

* sterling parts marked sterling and 925
*sterling hook and eye clasp
* natural high quality apple coral graduated heishi
* size 16.5″
* oxidized sterling silver native stamped beads on each end