{"title":"Lapis","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"antler-mother-pendant-necklace-with-faceted-lapis-lazuli-beads","title":"Antler \"Mother\" Pendant Necklace With Faceted Lapis Lazuli Beads","description":"Ray Tsalate's nurturing \"Mother\" figurine has been honorably carved from antler in her natural and perhaps expecting state. Traditional whorls of hair and bangs have been intricately incised and she exudes maternal wisdom as the life-giver. A myriad of faceted and sparkling lapis lazuli beads are strung along with two golden beads. Beautifully worked sterling silver findings and a toggle closure are fine details of this approximately 24\" long museum-quality and important necklace. The Zuni mother pendant portion measures approximately 2 1\/2\" long and 3\/4\" wide.","brand":"Ray Tsalate","offers":[{"title":"Mother \/ Antler","offer_id":39943829258325,"sku":"","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/products\/RayTsalattie-antler-faceted-lapis-Mother-necklacev4.jpg?v=1663951677"},{"product_id":"sparkling-dragonfly-necklace","title":"Sparkling Dragonfly Necklace","description":"A sparkling stream invites \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/dragonfly\"\u003eDragonflies\u003c\/a\u003e to swarm. Darrell Shebola's ethereal necklace calls to mind the gathering of these magnificent water creatures in nature. Wings are set stone to stone with shimmering abalone, turquoise, lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl and coral. Working in the stone to stone jewelry method is no easy task as each stone and shell has to fit perfectly side by side. Antennea are beautifully worked too. A lovely handmade sterling silver chain unites these stunning insects to a length of approximately 22 1\/2\". The center dragonfly is about 2 1\/2\" wide and 2 3\/8\" long, while the smaller side insects measure approximately 1 3\/4\" wide and 1 3\/4\" long. Signed by the artist.","brand":"Darrell Shebola","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40654504427605,"sku":"","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/DarrellShebola-inlaid-dragonfly-necklacev6.jpg?v=1689874963"},{"product_id":"stone-to-stone-sunshine-rainfall-cuff-bracelet","title":"Sunshine \u0026 Rainfall Cuff Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe adore Sheryl Edaakie's jewelry creations. We're in love with a stunning sterling silver, lapis lazuli, jet, spiny oyster shell, charoite, turquoise, iridescent mother-of-pearl and red coral stone to stone inlaid cuff bracelet. It's the ultimate in vibrant color and Pueblo design, perhaps symbolic of nourishing sunshine and life-giving rainfall that helps Mother Earth bloom. The sides of the cuff showcase rows of lovely hand-stamped elements. The width of this collectible cuff bracelet is just shy of 1\", while the bracelet's entire inner circumference is approximately 6 5\/8\" which includes the 1 3\/8\" opening. The stunning inlaid section itself is about 2 5\/8\" across and 3\/4\" high. Please click \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/determining-wrist-size\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e for help in determining wrist measurements for best fit. Signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheryl \u0026 Strallie Edaakie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41695410421845,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/S_StrallieEdaakie-multi-mat-inlaid-cuff3v3.jpg?v=1757524227"},{"product_id":"raincloud-pendant-earrings-set","title":"Raincloud Pendant \u0026 Earrings Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Indigenous Pueblo art, the visual representation of rainfall is often depicted with straight, parallel lines and stylized cloud shapes. Rainclouds are powerful symbols of life-giving water that bless Mother Earth with good crops in the arid desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllison Melton is a wonderful mosaic artist whose creations are of exceptional quality. Traditional Kewa mosaic work is a two-dimensional art form that involves covering a surface with small pieces of materials, like stones and shell. The pattern in this colorful pendant forms a trio of stunning rainclouds from sterling silver, lapis lazuli, coral and mother-of-pearl. Surrounding pieces are from rich Sleeping Beauty turquoise. Everything is skillfully overlaid on a lovely bivalve shell. Including the silver bale, measurements of this pendant are approximately 2 1\/4\" long, roughly 1 3\/4\" wide and 1\/2\" deep. The complimenting and slightly convex dangle earrings are also from Sleeping Beauty turquoise pieces overlaid on a bed of shell. Including the hooks, they grace the face at a lightweight 1 5\/8\" long, 5\/8\" wide and 1\/8\" deep, dimensions are approximate. Don't miss this 3-piece set exquisitely hand-crafted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allison Melton, Kewa (Santo Domingo)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42123535876181,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/AllisonMelton-Sleeping-Beauty-earrings-pendant-set.jpg?v=1770155618"},{"product_id":"spectacular-sunface-earrings","title":"Spectacular Sunface Earrings","description":"For the A:Shiwi (Zuni), the beneficial Sunface symbol represents balance in life: traditionally, turquoise stands for Father Sky, coral stands for Mother Earth, while mother-of-pearl shell and jet represent all the elements in balance. Artists like Gininka Dickson and Cameron Kalestewa invoke their artistic license by using other wonderful materials to represent this sacred design. They've selected pink mussel shell, lapis lazuli, pen shell, mother-of-pearl and fuchsite to beautifully inlay a pair of sterling silver Sunface lightweight earrings that elegantly hang at about 1 3\/8\" long, 5\/8\" wide and 1\/8\" deep. Each stone and shell is set side by side in the challenging stone-to-stone inlay technique. Signed by the artists. Please click \u003ca title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/keshi.com\/pages\/zuni-jewelry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to delve into the amazing world of Zuni jewelry.","brand":"Gininka Dickson \u0026 Cameron Kalestewa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42444361990229,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/CK_GD-SS-multi-material-earrings.jpg?v=1777587351"},{"product_id":"macaw-ornament","title":"Macaw Ornament","description":"Oral traditions of ancient Pueblo cultures include stories about macaws or parrots. For some, they symbolize the sun and are associated with the summer season and salt gathering, among other reasons. For the A:Shiwi (Zuni), many birds are believed to carry prayers to the sky and clouds, asking for blessings and rainfall. Robert Michael Weahkee's burnished antler macaw ornament is about 11\" long including the leather cord. It is also 9\" wide and 1 1\/2\" deep. The feathered friend has colorful turquoise eyes. A tiny offering necklace has lovely lapis lazuli and fresh lemon quartz beads.","brand":"Robert Michael Weahkee","offers":[{"title":"Macaw \/ Antler","offer_id":42471949828181,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/RobertMichaelWeahkee-antler-macaw-ornamentv3.jpg?v=1778191872"},{"product_id":"double-strand-medicine-bear-animal-friends-pendant-necklace","title":"Double-Strand Medicine Bear \u0026 Animal Friends Pendant Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eStewart Quandelacy and Priscilla Lasiloo Quandelacy's reversible and colorful pendant necklace is one to hand down through the generations, that's how good it is. Taking center stage is a powerful \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/medicine-bear\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eMedicine-Bear\u003c\/a\u003e pendant, itself measuring about 1 3\/8\" long including the carved \"naja\" or crescent shape, 1 1\/2\" wide and 1\/8\" deep. The rounded back Medicine Bear design originated with Stewart and his late sister Georgia Quandelacy. The Quandelacy family is known for the original naja design where it's carved right into the stone or shell's center instead of attaching a metal bale. It was started by the late Johnny Quam and continued by his daughter Ellen Quandelacy. Turquoise eyes and an alternating heartline or breath path are inlaid to this bright orange spiny oyster shell \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/bear\"\u003eBear\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA generous double strand of lively turquoise, lapis lazuli, spiny oyster shell, malachite, tiger's eye, shell, coral and black tourmaline beads are joined by exquisitely sculpted animals such as bear, bushytails (\u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/coyote\"\u003eCoyote\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/fox\"\u003eFox\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/wolf\"\u003eWolf\u003c\/a\u003e), feathered friends like \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/hummingbird\"\u003eHummingbirds\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/eagle\"\u003eEagles\u003c\/a\u003e and parrots, \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/bison\"\u003eBison\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/horse\"\u003eHorse\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/mole\"\u003eMole\u003c\/a\u003e, goat and a porcupine. Spirited personalities are brought out from spiny oyster shell, lapis lazuli, Picasso marble, turquoise and tiger iron. Expressive eyes are from either jet paste or turquoise inlays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA museum-quality one-of-a-kind carved necklace that is conveniently adjustable from about 23 1\/2\" to 29 1\/2\" long. The wonderful animal's average from about 1\/4\" to 3\/4\" long and 3\/4\" to 1 1\/2\" wide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stewart Quandelacy \u0026 Priscilla Lasiloo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589889396821,"sku":null,"price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/SQuandelacy-multi-material-fetish-necklace4v2.jpg?v=1781205898"},{"product_id":"geometric-precision-mosaic-dangle-earrings","title":"Geometric Precision Mosaic Dangle Earrings","description":"Honoring the ancient tradition of mosaic jewelry making, Mariano Garcia bestows a pair of mouthwatering mosaic dangle earrings celebrating the repetition of line. They are cleanly composed from sections of lapis lazuli, serpentine, jet, mother-of-pearl and white marble, lovingly overlaid on a bed of serpentine. These harmonious earrings will elevate your look and garner compliments. Including hooks, measurements are approximately 2 1\/4\" long, 3\/8\" wide and 1\/8\" deep. They are heavyweight in wearability.","brand":"Mariano Garcia, Kewa (Santo Domingo)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730738745429,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/MGarcia-mosaic-earrings10.jpg?v=1784065900"}],"url":"https:\/\/keshi.com\/collections\/material-lapis\/animal-buffalo.oembed","provider":"Keshi The Zuni Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}