OLD PAWN SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO TURQUOISE HESHI CHOKER,1920\'S OR EARLIER,925 BEADS
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OLD PAWN SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO TURQUOISE HESHI CHOKER,1920\'S OR EARLIER,925 BEADS:
$749.00
IN THE EARLY 1940\'S, MY WONDERFUL FATHER WAS A SALESMAN IN NEW MEXICO. ONE DAY HE WAS ON THE ROAD FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO SANTA FE TO VISIT A CUSTOMER WHEN HE NOTICED A SANTO DOMINGO INDIAN MAN WALKING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, BURDENED WITH HIS WARES THAT HE WAS SELLING IN ALBUQUERQUE. MY FATHER STOPPED, AND ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD LIKE A RIDE. HE NODDED HIS HEAD AND CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR, PUTTING ALL OF HIS JEWELRY IN THE BACK SEAT. HE NEVER SAID A WORD DURING THE LONG DRIVE, AND WOULD ONLY NOD HIS HEAD WHEN DADDY SPOKE TO HIM. AT THE END OF THE DRIVE, MY DAD STOPPED OUTSIDE OF THE SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO TO LET HIM OUT. HE GATHERED UP HIS JEWELRY, REACHED INTO HIS BAG, AND PULLED OUT THIS NECKLACE. HIS ONLY WORDS WERE, \"FOR YOUR WIFE\". I REMEMBER HOW EXCITED MY MOTHER WAS WHEN DAD BROUGHT IT HOME. SHE LOVINGLY CARED FOR IT.
I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS CHOKER IS VERY OLD, AND BECAUSE THE HESHI IS TURQUOISE INSTEAD OF BONE, IT IS CONSIDERED PRE-1920. THE BEADS ARE HAND MADE 924 STERLING. THE BLACK PIECES ON IT ARE FROM OLD BATTERIES, AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE WHITE PLATFORM ON THE PENDENTS IS MADE OF, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS IS MUSEUM QUALITY. IF ANYONE KNOWS, I WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU. THE CHOKER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION HAVING BEEN LOVINGLY CARED FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS. THE CHOKER MEASURES 20 1/2\" LONG. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING.
OLD PAWN SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO TURQUOISE HESHI CHOKER,1920\'S OR EARLIER,925 BEADS:
$749.00