This "Battery Bird Necklace" was made by Clara Lovato, according to her daughter Angie Reano Owen, another talented and highly respected Kewa artist. During the depression in the Santo Domingo (Kewa) Pueblo in New Mexico, artisans got very resourceful by recycling things that would normally be thrown away, and turned them into an new art form. Making jewelry from recycled car battery cases, left over turquoise chips, and plastic spoons and forks (most notably from Dairy Queen). They also used handcrafted beads made with gypsum scraps from the nearby mines. These necklaces became a tradition and have become highly collectable, and are all one of a kind. Santo Domingo necklaces are some of the earliest forms of repurposed art Length of necklace approximately 28", and will easily fit over the head. Bird is 3" tall and 1 7/8" wide.
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