Santo Domingo Handmade Natural Gem Grade McGinnis Nevada Turquoise Necklace
Artist: Ray Lovato
Size: Length: 35 1/4"
Wrap: 5"
SKU
raylov148
Mother Earth has an innate ability to produce the most visually appealing substances known to man. Such is the case with this subtle but attractive turquoise drawn from the home dirt of the McGinnis mine in central Nevada, USA. Ray Lovato is one of the most prolific Santa Domingo artists currently working with high-grade, natural turquoise. Match Lovato with McGinnis and you have a fabulous string of turquoise beads.
$3,900.00
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Santo Domingo Handmade Natural Gem Grade McGinnis Nevada Turquoise Necklace is available to buy in increments of 1
Ray Lovato
Ray Lovato - Lapidary Artist: Ray Lovato is America’s premier artist creator of hand-ground turquoise beads called heishi. A native Kewa speaker, Ray is from Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico. Descended from a long line of jewelers, he learned the craft from his parents, Ike and Tonita Lovato, beginning his artistic career at age eleven.
Precious Stones
Turquoise; Precious stones have symbolic implications. For example, turquoise if a "collective term for all the precious stones, wealth, or mixed offerings. Good fortune is attributed to this stone." Both white shell and turquoise are emphasized in Kinaalda?
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