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Navajo Turquoise Jacla Necklace
Navajo turquoise and heishi Jacla with pink spiney oyster beads. Old Pawn. From the Indian Store in Clovis, New Mexico.
Jacla is Navajo for "ear string" . The two hoops would be removed from the necklace and used as earings. That is how the Jacla originated. In the oldest style necklaces, the jacla is a pair of loop earrings tied onto the necklace. Most jaclas have tabular pieces in the bottom center that are called “corn”. 19"
PERIOD: First Half 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Navajo, Native American
SIZE: 19"
Navajo turquoise and heishi Jacla with pink spiney oyster beads. Old Pawn. From the Indian Store in Clovis, New Mexico.
Jacla is Navajo for "ear string" . The two hoops would be removed from the necklace and used as earings. That is how the Jacla originated. In the oldest style necklaces, the jacla is a pair of loop earrings tied onto the necklace. Most jaclas have tabular pieces in the bottom center that are called “corn”. 19"
PERIOD: First Half 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Navajo, Native American
SIZE: 19"
$262.50
Original: $750.00
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$262.50Description
Navajo turquoise and heishi Jacla with pink spiney oyster beads. Old Pawn. From the Indian Store in Clovis, New Mexico.
Jacla is Navajo for "ear string" . The two hoops would be removed from the necklace and used as earings. That is how the Jacla originated. In the oldest style necklaces, the jacla is a pair of loop earrings tied onto the necklace. Most jaclas have tabular pieces in the bottom center that are called “corn”. 19"
PERIOD: First Half 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Navajo, Native American
SIZE: 19"
