Beautiful colorful Navajo multiple and miscellaneous bead five (5) strand necklace. Made by Tommy Singer (b.1940-2014), his wife, and/or family of the noted Navajo master silversmith. Each side of the necklace starts with one large strand of mostly turquoise disc with colors ranging from baby blue to blue-green and matrix ranging from rust brown, brown, and black. There’s also round beads of black onyx, tiger eye, and howlite along with a single large lapis heishi disc on each side. The single strand on each side stops at a very large silver and gold overlay barrel bead which displays the extended five (5) strands shooting out from the large barrel bead. The five (5) strands display mostly pale to olive green turquoise with a balanced mixture of round tiger eye, coral, sugalite, howlite, onyx, denim lapis, and lapis along with a few silver flower spacer beads into the mix. Both ends of the necklace channel into a silver cone with handmade shepherd’s hook and eye clasp. All strung on nylon coated beading wire with double crimps to assure a solid connection.

The necklace measures 30 1/2” long end to end with a wearable length of 14 3/4” measured from clasp down one side to point where necklace returns back upwards. It weighs a hefty 145.3 grams (5.12 oz) and is hallmarked on the large silver/gold overlay barrel beads “T&R Singer” by Tommy and Rose Singer and also marked on the silver cones with “3 Raincloud Symbols - STERLING”. Very nice and one of the highly sought after beaded necklaces by the Singer family! $499.95