Many members of the extended Calabaza family from Santo Domingo Pueblo are jewelrymakers. Lupita's specialty is mosaic channel inlay work on shell. In this instance she used hand-cut tiles of turquoise and shell with bands of Sterling to inlay a diagonal mosaic design on this orange pectin shell. The pendant hangs from a wide stamped Sterling bale and is free-swinging; allowing it natural motion with the body's movements.

Pectin shell: 1 7/8" across; 2 1/8" up & down

Mosaic tiles: Kingman turquoise, red & purple spiny oyster, jet, lapis lazuli & white mother of pearl

Width of bale: 3/8"

Diameter of bale's opening: 5/16" (8 mm.)

Total hang: 2 3/4"