Rustic 32" necklace with Kingman turquoise

32" necklace with round, saucer and melon style Navajo pearls. The artist has added rough cut Kingman turquoise round slabs. These individual pieces have beautiful blue-green coloring. The rustic feel of this necklace echos jewelry of the 1960's Navajo Pearls are traditionally made sterling silver beads. Silver beads are a traditional art form for Diné silversmiths, and the beads have as many expressions as there are artisans.... Making the beads is a time-consuming process. Each bead begins with silver that has to be melted, rolled and cut.