Royston Turquoise Lariat Necklace

Necklace. Roughly seventeen domed cabochons: one elongated teardrop at center, two large kite or triangular stones flanking it, and about fourteen smaller ovals and teardrops clustered around. Colors range blue to green with heavy brown, tan and black webbed matrix in the larger stones. Twisted wire borders each large bezel, applied silver beads ring the cluster, and graduated disc-shaped silver beads form the strands. Made by Robert Yazzie, Navajo. Measures 24 in. One piece, held at the gallery in Santa Fe.