Navajo cluster pendant w/spiny oyster shell & Kingman turquoise

Navajo handcrafted pendant. The unique design features a cluster of oval turquosie stones surrounding a large oval spiny oyster shell. The large pendant has a bail large enough to accommodate up to 13mm bead or necklace. The size of the oval cluster design has a medium weight and easy to wear. A great example of a traditional Navajo cluster pendant. 

Material: Sterling silver, Kingman turquoise and spiny oyster shell

Measurement: cluster 1-3/4" x 1-1/2  Bail 3/4" in length

Shell: Spiny Oyster Shell -Living Spondylus shells are, indeed, very spiny, but the polished product looks very smooth. In the American Oceans, the Spondylids occur along the North American coasts, as far north as North Carolina, on the Atlantic Coast, and northwestern Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. It develops in waters to South America. The Orange Spiny Oyster occurs in shallow to moderately deep waters, where snorkelers and scuba divers readily harvest them. 

Stone:Kingman Turquoise originates in the Mineral Park Mining District near Kingman, Arizona. One of the largest domestic turquoise mines, it is found in a large open pit copper mine in the high desert country. The Kingman Mine district was first mined by Native Americans; it was part of the most extensive prehistoric workings in Arizona.