Ava Marie Coriz "Cool-Ca-Ya" (1948-2011) - Santo Domingo (Kewa) Three Strand Turquoise and Heishi Necklace, Contemporary, 26" (J90106-097-018) botke-cornelius-1887-1954 19" x 24" framed

19" x 24" framed

She specialized in constructing hand strung and hand ground beaded necklaces

Signed with a frog pictorial on the bottom

DISCLAIMER ON KACHINAS: Due to the fragile nature of these dolls

The sacred Avanyu lives in streams and is feathered with a turquoise horn in the middle of its forehead

Ava Marie Coriz "Cool-Ca-Ya" (1948-2011) - Santo Domingo (Kewa) Three Strand Turquoise and Heishi Necklace, Contemporary, 26" (J90106-097-018) botke-cornelius-1887-1954 19" x 24" framedAva Marie Coriz, of the Santo Domingo Antelope Clan, daughter of Lupe Pena, had been inspired to continue the ancestral tradition of hand making jewelry. She specialized in constructing hand strung and hand ground beaded necklaces. When she was 14, she was taught the fundamentals of working with raw nuggets of various types of stones. In 1969, she learned the art of working with silver. She continued to use her knowledge of stones and silver, using