Ramona Bird is the daughter of Josephine Coriz, who originally made this style of necklace. Josephine has passed on this design to her daughter and no longer makes these necklaces (though she still sometimes makes the earrings which match these necklaces). This is 1.5 mm. diameter heishi and is handmade from baby olive shell. The necklace consists of five strands of heishi finished off with Sterling cones and a Sterling extension chain. The colors in the necklace represent the color range across the shell. It's in the stringing of the heishi that the various patterns are achieved. This heishi is delicately gorgeous and strung perfectly for the right hang.