Description
This is a large orange spiny oyster heishi and green turquoise slab necklace. Big, bold, orange, green, and sterling silver necklace. Great for a woman or man.
A Living Stone
All Native Americans believe that the earth is living and all things are precious. Turquoise is no exception, representing life, and is highly revered because of its color-changing properties. Factors such as the environment, light, dust, and skin acidity all play a role in how the stone appears to the eye. While most people picture it with a beautiful blueish-green hue, other variations exist such as white, light blue, yellowish-green and a copper color. All of these colors together represent the hues of the earth, which is one reason it remains so attractive to Native Americans.
The literal meaning of heishi is “shell” and specifically refers to pieces of shell which have been drilled and ground into beads and then strung into necklaces. More and more frequently, however, heishi (pronounced hee-shee) has come to refer to hand-made tiny beads made of any natural material.
*6mm natural orange spiny oyster polished beads
*green slab polish turquoise approx. 1” X 3/8″
* sterling silver big end beads
* adjustable 22”-24″
*sterling lobster clasp
* unisex
