Description: This is Antique Native American Kewa Pueblo double strand green turquoise bead bracelet, earrings or necklace Pendant has a very important history in the native american culture. (Jocla, Jacla, Jackla) accented with shell and red coral beads most likely made between 1900-1920. Almost the same one is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas, and has been there since 1944. The Muesum Attributes to most Iikely coming from the Kewa or Pueblo of Santa Domingo as a bracelet This is truly a rare find. I attached the information from the museum in the pictures. A traditional Native American jewelry adornment, a jacla is two loops of heishi that could of been originally earrings and sometimes fastened to the bottom of a stone necklace as a pendant-like attachment. But again the Museum of fine art attribute these to be worn as a bracelet. This particular jewelry ornament spread to the Navajo tribe: the Pueblo and Navajo traded using the Jocla pendants as a currency of exchange. In fact, it was the Navajo who named these ornaments "Jocla", "Jacla", "Jackla" (spellings vary), which in their dialect means the "ear string". For decades the Jacla necklace has marked theNative American culture as a jewel, marker of wealth, element of barter.... It can be found in superb archive photos, on the necks of women and men during ceremonies and important moments. Some articles I have read say the two loops would be removed from the necklace and used as earrings. The jacla might match the necklace it is attached to or be of contrasting heishi. Most jaclas have tabular pieces in the bottom center that are called corn. They are most often made from white or orange (spiny oyster) shell or coral. According to Mark Bahti, author of Collecting Southwestern Native American jewelery, jaclas with spiny oyster shell corn are rarely seen and highly prized by many Native Americans The tips of the jacla loops are traditionally finished off with coral, a contrasting shell or trade beads, often red. This Jacla feature shell "corn" and is finished at the top by red coral beads, truly again a rare find and especially in the good condition they are in. Each loop is 6" long made of 12" of Genuine green turquoise beads. .
Price: 720 USD
Location: Dunkirk, Maryland
End Time: 2024-11-10T06:21:42.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Ethnic & Regional Style: Native American
Antique: Yes
Color: Green
Main Stone Color: Green
Material: Stone
Secondary Stone: Coral
Necklace Length: 6 in
Main Stone: Turquoise
Brand: Strand
Type: Necklace
Department: Unisex Adults
Style: Beaded
Tribal Affiliation: Pueblo
