Kewa Puebloan Artist- WARREN NIETO -Orange / Red Spiny Oyster -Ancestral Puebloan - 9 Trapezoidal Shaped Panel- Petroglyph Necklace / Earring SET
Kewa Puebloan Artist- WARREN NIETO -Orange / Red Spiny Oyster -Ancestral Puebloan - 9 Trapezoidal Shaped Panel- Petroglyph Necklace / Earring SET
SOLD AS A SET-ORANGE SPINY OYSTER NECKLACE IN LAST PHOTO IS SOLD SEPARATELY & WILL SOON BE LISTED!
THE ARTIST:
One would say Kewa Puebloan artist, "Warren Nieto" is an artist who stays extremely close to his Puebloan roots & has followed in his centuries old Ancestral Puebloan footsteps that date back to as far as 1500 BC.. There's not much he doesn't know that he can't tell you about & it's these roots of his that proudly go into the jewelry he makes, with each being deeply connected to his Puebloan culture. His ancestral background is either influenced from the petroglyph walls of "Chaco Canyon, NM or through oral history, where each piece will have a Puebloan story or meaning as if he "paints the story" about life in the Pueblo into his work...He is one of the most humble artisans I know & am very proud to bring his work to you that you will find different from the numerous artists who live at the Kewa Pueblo(The Santo Domingo Pueblo)
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THE NECKLACE:
Made with hours of time & a pouring of love, this is a true "Showpiece" necklace that's can't help but make you want to gasp for air! ! It's very contemporary in style, while still be very traditional, Warren took "Puebloan Art" (And Spiny Oyster!) to a whole new level of exhilaration!
It's made with beautifully colored bright orange/red Spiny Oyster, where he precisely cut 9 panels in a perfect trapezoid shape. On the frontside of each panel then has the most amazing beveling, where they are thicker at the top & then get thinner as they near the bottom(see photo 9) I personally believe that it's because of the size of each that go from the 2" x 2.25" center & then graduate down to the 1.25" x 1.50" at the rear, is the main reason this drapes beautifully on the neck & is SO comfortable to wear!!!
While the Spiny Oyster speaks for itself, it's also the top portion that shares the spotlight & really kicks the design into high gear! Laid in a mosaic inlay of Kingman turquoise, each panel has it's own symbolic petroglyph that's in sterling. (See photos-Also read what each are in 'Specifics" below) Sandwiched between the turquoise & the oyster shell. is a channel inlay of horizontally laid "black Jet" & Gold lip oyster shell. Little beads of turquoise are used as spacers in between the panels. Each also have a high polish!
Lastly, draping down your back will be a small reversible drop of the same design that dangles from the 4-1/2" long sterling extender chain! So there will be a spot of beauty as your back is turned!
A PERSONAL WORD:
I don't want to go without saying that I have had (or do have) some impressively made pieces from Warren & even though I 've loved & do love each & every one, there is something so drop dead gorgeous about this necklace!
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MATCHING EARRINGS:
SEE PHOTO 3 FOR WEIGHTS/MEASUREMENTS
SPECIFICS:
ARTIST: WARREN NIETO- MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PLATA DE SANTA FE JEWELRY
TRIBE: KEWA/SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO
MAIN MATERIALS: ORANGE/RED SPINY OYSTER- KINGMAN TURQUOISE--BLACK JET-GOLD LIP MOTHER OF PEARL-
METAL: STERLING (EXTENDER,LOBSTER CLASP-BEADS EAR STEM)
WEARABLE LENGTH: APPROXIMATELY 17" (HARD TO MEASURE BECUASE OF CURVATURE-MEASURED WITHOUT PANELS & EXTENDER)
ADD EXTENDER: 4-1/2"
PANELS: 2" X 2-1/4"(CENTER) -SEE PHOTOS 5,6,7 FOR THE REMAINDER
MOSAIC INLAID DROP : 7/8" X 5/8"
WEIGHT: 200 GRAMS (7.1 OUNCES)
COMES GIFT BOXED!
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PETROGLYPHS (STARTING @ RIGHT SIDE-TO END OF LEFT SIDE)
RAINBOW
EMERGING RAINCLOUNDS
JOURNEY OF LIFE
BUTTERFLY: (TRANSFORMATION)
EMERGING RAINCLOUNDS: (WITHT THE 6 COLORS OF CORN IN THE MOSAIC)
HAND: (HEALING,FRIENDSHIP,GIVING-STRENGTH)
KIVA STEPS WITH LADDER
"T SHAPED DOOR": (THIS IS THE SIGNATURE SHAPE OF A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN/MESOAMERICAN CULTURES)
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EARRINGS:
COMBINED WEIGHT: 16.3 GRAMS
MEASUREMENTS: 1" X 1-1/8"
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SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT:
***Because of the price,these will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement. If you're not home in the day & need them shipped where they can be signed for,please change that in your "Ship To" section before I create the shipping label**
PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:
*****I do not consider myself a 'professional photographer" but I do try to give you photos that are 'realistic" in color, so you're not shocked, nor disappointed when you get the piece. I do however find that photographing anything with 'yellow' in it, (green & orange) can come up much more vivid than other colors,,so please take this into consideration & go through all photos to see any variation.
To give you close up photos,pictures tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. Close up's make the item look so large & then you get it in hand & you are let down since the item is much smaller than how they looked in the photos..So to get an accurate idea of how big this/these are,please either check it out being worn (photos) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements.
