I doubt you'll ever see another necklace like this one. This necklace feature a pottery naja with two pottery wedding vase side pieces. All three pottery pieces are three dimensional with different designs on all sides. The pieces are set with turquoise nuggets and strung on a turquoise nugget necklace.

The necklace measures 28" long, end to end, and hangs down 16" from the back of the neck to the bottom of the naja. The naja measures 2-1/2" by 2-1/2" and the wedding vases measure 2-1/2" long. Finished off with white shell heishi and hook and eye secure fastener. Signed by the artist. From a private collection. circa 1960-70's. Excellent condition.

Mary Small, a celebrated potter from Jemez Pueblo, was named the IACA Artist of the Year for 2010 at the Indian Arts & Crafts Association annual Awards Banquet for the Spring Wholesale Market held in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 22. Mary learned to make pottery using the traditional coiling method from her mother, Perfectita Toya, another well-known potter. Mary’s innovative work has been credited with the revival of interest in traditional pottery among her Jemez Pueblo People. This is the second Artist of the Year win for Mary. She was also the Artist of the Year in 2002.