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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 143842, member: 55&quot;]Not puka shell, which would usually imply Hawaii, but they are shell.</p><p>These are heishi beads, made of shell, and also some turquoise.&nbsp;&nbsp; Heishi are a traditional craft of the Pueblo people from New Mexico, now also made by the Zuni; they are first strung, then ground into round shapes.&nbsp;&nbsp; Originally by hand, now often machine-assisted.</p><p>The birds are commonly called fetishes, and the necklace could be referred to as a fetish necklace.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; However, import bead companies also make the birds and beads, so I&#039;m not qualified to guess whether this is or is not native-made.&nbsp;&nbsp; But if I did hazard a guess, I&#039;d note that it appears to be strung on sinew, and I&#039;d guess it is native, Zuni or Pueblo, somewhere from the 1970s to today.</p><p>I bet others will have more accurate information.</p><p><br /></p><p>See</p><p><a href="http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa041.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa041.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa041.shtml</a></p><p>or</p><p><a href="http://gosw.about.com/od/newmexicoartandshopping/a/heishijewelry.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://gosw.about.com/od/newmexicoartandshopping/a/heishijewelry.htm" rel="nofollow">http://gosw.about.com/od/newmexicoartandshopping/a/heishijewelry.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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