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<p>[QUOTE="reader, post: 829422, member: 255"]Again, late to the party. That piece is probably newer commercial Santo Domingo although as stated above there’s always the possibility of a non native stringer but if it’s a newer commercial piece and as stated, all kinds of crap can be used and still be native strung.It doesn’t matter as you can’t use the Pueblo name anyway, if you’re listing on ebay since you don’t know the artist.</p><p><br /></p><p>On ebay, you can say Southwesten Fetish Treasure New Mexican Multi Strand Turquoise Coral Shell Necklace. ( Check that materials are authentic). Agree that it’s “modern” but done in the old style. An old one would not have the silver caps and would just be string tied.You can check the caps to make sure they’re sterling. Otherwise it is IMO not authentic as the beads are wrong but I don’t know the source.</p><p><br /></p><p>To further determine quality you can run your fingers up and down without looking at it. The finer the quality, the smoother the beads will feel without breaking from less than perfect diameter matching beads. Fine fetish necklaces are very smooth. Commercial ones are not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="reader, post: 829422, member: 255"]Again, late to the party. That piece is probably newer commercial Santo Domingo although as stated above there’s always the possibility of a non native stringer but if it’s a newer commercial piece and as stated, all kinds of crap can be used and still be native strung.It doesn’t matter as you can’t use the Pueblo name anyway, if you’re listing on ebay since you don’t know the artist. On ebay, you can say Southwesten Fetish Treasure New Mexican Multi Strand Turquoise Coral Shell Necklace. ( Check that materials are authentic). Agree that it’s “modern” but done in the old style. An old one would not have the silver caps and would just be string tied.You can check the caps to make sure they’re sterling. Otherwise it is IMO not authentic as the beads are wrong but I don’t know the source. To further determine quality you can run your fingers up and down without looking at it. The finer the quality, the smoother the beads will feel without breaking from less than perfect diameter matching beads. Fine fetish necklaces are very smooth. Commercial ones are not.[/QUOTE]
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