NAVAJO Artist – SUSAN JOHNS. SPINY OYSTER TURQUOISE NUGGET 3-STRAND NECKLACE. Colorful and affordable Navajo variable length multi red-hued spiny oyster and turquoise nugget necklace creations by Navajo necklace specialist Susan Johns. Red spiny oyster is a spectacular accessory – brilliant colors of orange and red – Susan used brilliantly red spiny oyster nuggets (polished smooth so there’s no chafing or scratching your skin), medium blue Sleeping Beauty nuggets, and fine turquoise and olive shell heishi beads for this 3-strand necklace which can be worn from 28″-31″ in length. Cones and link chain are sterling silver. Spiny oyster is a shellfish that lives in the Sea of Cortez between the eastern coast of Baja, California and the northwestern coast of Mexico. It’s noted for the wide range of very bright shell colors from sunny yellow to burnt orange to bright red to russet red to the richest shades of purple – for the protusions or spines that grow more or less perpendicular to its shell. The Sleeping Beauty turquoise mine is located in central Arizona. The item “NAVAJO SUSAN JOHNS STERLING SILVER SPINY OYSTER TURQUOISE NUGGET 3-STRD NECKLACE” is in sale since Sunday, February 2, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “hillcountrycottage” and is located in San Antonio, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Material: SPINY OYSTER & TURQUOISE
- Artisan: SUSAN JOHNS
- Main Stone: Turquoise
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Jewelry Type: Necklaces
- Tribal Affiliation: Navajo