Description: Vintage Santo Domingo Pilot Mountain turquoise/shell Heishi jacla. Great with
natural stones/shell from the third quarter of the 20th century, no damage or
wear. 37.6 grams.
A traditional Pueblo jewelry adornment, a jacla is two loops of heishi that were
originally earrings and sometimes fastened to the bottom of a stone necklace as
a pendant-like attachment.
Jacla is Navajo for “ear string”. The Navajo spelling is the most commonly used
version of the word. Jocla is also common but jackla is a phonetic mis-spelling.
Although jaclas are attributed to the Rio Grande Pueblo Indians, they were
traded with other tribes so have become associated with the Navajo as well. They
are seen in vintage photos being worn by members of all southwest tribes, both
men and women.
In the oldest style necklaces, the jacla is a pair of loop earrings tied onto
the necklace.
Price: 259.6 USD
Location: Austin, Texas
End Time: 2024-11-28T01:26:24.000Z
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Handmade: Vintage Santo Domingo Pilot Mountain turquoise/shell Heishi
Provenance: Vintage Santo Domingo Pilot Mountain turquoise/shell Heishi
Artisan: Vintage Santo Domingo Pilot Mountain turquoise/shell Heishi
Origin: Vintage Santo Domingo Pilot Mountain turquoise/shell Heishi
Culture: Vintage Santo Domingo Pilot Mountain turquoise/shell Heishi
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
