Santo Domingo (Kewa) - Spiny Oyster Beaded Necklace with Pair of Jocla Pendants c. 1990s, 20.5" length

208.7g, 20.5" length with jocla pendants included. Ex Arizona collection. The owner acquired this necklace from Palms Trading Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2005. Her husband was the former owner of a multi-generational Native American arts and crafts business, starting with his grandparents. During his life, he worked as an educator, Assistant to the Director of the Lowie Museum of Anthropology (now Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum), and Director of the Arizona State Museum, all while maintaining his family business until his passing in 2008.