This One-of-a-Kind necklace is approx. 20” long, and has a sterling silver toggle clasp.

The silver repousse fish pendant is from Tibet. Repousse is a method of embossing a sheet of metal by punching and hammering the piece on alternating sides to create volume. I hand cut a beautiful piece of Peacock turquoise to fit inside the fish. The necklace is made up of Chinese turquoise and antique silver Tuareg beads from Mali, Africa. The Tuareg people are a nomadic tribe and descendants of the Berbers. They were known as the Desert Noblemen and traveled around the Sahara Desert region. The beads date from the early to mid 1900s. These are beautiful old beads with lovely patinas and signs of usage. They must have great stories to tell of distant travels and lives. When you wear them it is fun to look down at them and wonder who wore them before you, where they were from, what clothing they wore, and … - well it could go on and on for a long time. Sterling silver beads and findings were used throughout the necklace.

Hand crafted in the USA with imported materials.