Copy of Mokume-gane Navajo Necklace by Al Joe

This exquisite beauty features all kind of fantastic handmade  sterling silver beads: Textured, Fluted, and the star of the show, MOKUME GANE  Navajo Artist Al Joe discovered the Japanese Mokume-gane metal work skill in the early eighties when materials to create is were harder to come by. At that time he used it to decorate a coral bracelet and so doing won first place in The Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial! 
Mokume -gane is a painstaking process of using many levels of metal to create decorative elaborate patterns. It was initially developed in the 17th century Japan by Denbei Shoami to adorn swords as a status symbol. 
this stunning Necklace measures 26 inches.