JSW999 Royston Boulder Turquoise

Sterling silver and turquoise pendant by Navajo silversmith Ella M. Linkin. The double pendant has two 3/4” x 1 1/4” Boulder Turquoise stones for a total length of 4 1/4” including the silver bale.

Boulder Turquoise is sometimes called Ribbon Turquoise and is found in the original Royston Mines, near Tonapah, Nevada. Boulder Turquoise is comprised of Jasper surrounding ribbons of Turquoise making it unusual to find this dense hard stone. It has such great coloring on its own with shades of Teal running through rich brown boulders

Ella Linkin was born in 1954 to the Salt People Clan and Water Edge Clan. Born in Gallup, NM, Ella now lives and works in Spencer Valley, NM. Ella began silversmithing when she was 15 years old, and she was trained in her craft by her father, Lee Wylie.

Ella's work is carefully detailed with strong lines that give her work a distinctive style.