{"title":"Malachite","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"birds-blooms-necklace","title":"Birds \u0026 Blooms Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eOmnipresent birds bring joy and contentment through their sweet songs and vibrant plumage. As pollinators, they keep ecosystems running smoothly through seed dispersement, all the while maintaining rodent and insect populations. They also fertilize forests and agricultural land. Zuni Pueblo master jeweler Quintin Quam's sterling silver overlay inlay necklace honors eight unique feathered friends in a museum quality piece. We happily see a lazuli bunting, a cardinal, a hooded oriole, a blue jay, a \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/pages\/hummingbird\"\u003eHummingbird\u003c\/a\u003e, a snowy \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/owl\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eOwl\u003c\/a\u003e, an eastern bluebird and a scarlet macaw flocking together, presented with beautiful backdrops of flower and plant foliage including a few lovely \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/butterfly\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eButterflies\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuintin is a genius in working the overlay inlay jewelry technique, which requires great experience and patience in both lapidary and silversmithing skills. Each of the eight stations on this collectible necklace started out as sterling silver sheets that were laboriously sawed out to leave a negative space of design. Another piece of silver was annealed to it. Colorful stones and shells such as malachite, red and pink coral, turquoise, lapis, fossilized ivory, Mojave green turquoise, jet, spiny oyster shell, mother-of-pearl, jet and pen shell were meticulously hand cut and inlaid bringing to life this extraordinary work of art. Each bird is etched with amazing detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overall length of this incredible necklace is about 29\", which doesn't include the two center drop stations which by themselves measure about 4 3\/8\" long. The individual bird stations are approximately 2\" long and 1 1\/8\" wide. Even the handmade silver chain is gorgeous. Signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintin Quam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40664399183957,"sku":"","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/QuintinQuam-inlaid-many-birds-necklacev4.jpg?v=1743176521"},{"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"}],"url":"https:\/\/keshi.com\/collections\/material-malachite\/animal-goat.oembed","provider":"Keshi The Zuni Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}