Santo Domingo Handmade Natural Gem Grade Royston Turquoise Bead Necklace - Ray Lovato (#140)
Artist: Ray Lovato
Size: Total length: 33 1/2"
Wrap: 4"
SKU
raylov140
Ray Lovato is surely one of the characters of Twin Rocks Trading Post. As Barry and I will absolutely affirm, Ray never leaves the trading post without making an impression. Whether it is his off-color jokes or his on-color turquoise, we are always happier having seen him. This week he brought humor and a great strand of Royston turquoise beads to make us smile. We feel we can never have too many sets of his beads, since we wonder how long he can continue to produce.
$4,500.00
Availability:
In stock
Santo Domingo Handmade Natural Gem Grade Royston Turquoise Bead Necklace - Ray Lovato (#140) 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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