Vintage Santa Fe Estate Santo Domingo Heishi TURQ 28

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Happy 2007!! V intage S anta F e E legance! "CERRILLOS TURQUOISE" Castillian Claim Santo Domingo Hand Cut Beaded Necklace 28" Long with Sterling Cones "S" Clasp - Sterling Santo Domingo Pueblo, has for a Millenium, been the Stone Bead Makers, of the Ancient and Contemporary World. They Invented the Term Heishi , which is the KERE's word for "Small Hole" they perfected the art of cutting tubular beads in stone. The Santo Domingo Pueblo is located about 7 miles west of the Famous Cerrillos Turquoise Claims that have been mined for Thousands of Years. So they had the Stone close by. This Necklace is an Amazing Assembly of 1.5mm Brown Cylinder Shell Heishi with Natural Nuggets of CERRILLOS TURQUOISE Castillian Green Claim Cerrillos Cerrillos is not only an uncommon and unique form of native New Mexican turquoise, but has a history entwined with both ancient Native peoples of the Southwest and more recent American mining companies. Cerrillos turquoise was created and mined under unusual circumstances. It is the only turquoise that formed at the base of a volcano. Thus, a variety of colors developed from the minerals in the various volcanic host stones. In fact, seventy-five colors have been identified, from tan to khaki-green to rich, blue-green to bright and light colors. Cerrillos is a very hard stone and so takes a brilliant polish.In addition to producing a distinctive stone, the Cerrillos mine is the oldest mine of any kind in North America. Located ten miles south of Santa Fe, it was the site of the largest prehistoric mining activity on the continent because the huge turquoise deposit was partially exposed at the surface. Miners from the San Marcos Pueblo, who later moved to Santo Domingo Pueblo south of Santa Fe, most heavily worked the mine. Using only stone axes, mauls, antler picks, and chisels, Pueblo miners removed 100,000 tons of solid rock to create a pit mine 200 feet deep. They dug other vertical shafts into the ground to reach veins of turquoise. Miners carried tools and leather rock buckets on their backs as they climbed in and out of the shafts using notched logs as ladders. The turquoise obtained from this hard work traded among early peoples from Mexico to the Midwest and from the east to west coasts. In New Mexico, many pieces of Cerrillos turquoise for personal and trade use have been unearthed in the prehistoric ruins of Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon. The Pueblo peoples continued to extract turquoise from the Cerrillos mine until the 1870's when a silver mining boom raised interest in the area. The Tiffany Company in New York and its associates bought up the mine area and extracted $2,000,000 worth of turquoise between 1892 and 1899. Sante Fe Artisan Hand Made Santo Domingo Hand Cut and Assembled Design Unique Stone Family From a Famous Canyon Road Vintage Collection!! Estate Lot: CR:452:ST:91.01 Santa Fe Estate Jewelry from some of the most Historic Haciendas and Collectors!! From a Famous Canyon Road Vintage Collection!! Magnificent Hand Cut CERRILLOS TURQUOISE Nuggets, This Stone Combination is Very Unique , with a Vibrant CASTILLIAN GREEN COLOR!!! WOW!! The Quality of Color and Design . Beautiful Stones not often seen today!! Santo Domingo Hand Made Beads and Assembly 28 Long!! .925 Sterling Findings Santa Fe Estate Lot Jewelry Santa Fe has a magic about it. Since the Turn of the Century, Santa Fe has become home to a very unique mix of people. With a Heritage of Native American and Spanish Colonial Influences. The City takes its Key's from the local Crafted Adobes that have been home for 1000's of years. Santa Fe's culture is one that respects the Art's, both local and International. Surrounded by the Historic Pueblos of Cochiti, Santa Domingo, Poquaque, San Felipe, Zia and Santa Anna. The Native Pueblo Cultures have Flourished in the Rio Grande Valley for literally Thousands of Years. We have b... read more

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