 Torevia
and her husband Delbert Crespin live at Santo Domingo Pueblo
with their family. They are famous for their multi color
necklaces and large inlaid pieces. Torevia's brother Pula
Calabaza was one of the first at Santo Domingo to start
making this pattern of chokers. She is the youngest in that
family. The materials used in their necklaces are: jet
(black), pipestone (brown), Melo shell (white or orange),
spiny oyster shell (dark orange or red) turquoise and
anything green is usually serpentine or turquoise.
Do to the handmade nature of bead work, all bead sizes are approximate. Santo Domingo's do not use calipers - work is sized by eye. |
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