Exquisite sterling silver tufa-cast pueblo cross pendant featuring a cabochon of blue/green Cerrillos turquoise with some matrix. This magnificent piece was made by Joel Pajarito, a Kewa from Santo Domingo Pueblo, and measures 1 1/2” long by 1” wide.

Joel Pajarito is part of a well known family of Kewa silversmiths and stone inlayers who reside at Santo Domingo Pueblo. Taught the creative arts by his great-grandfather, Leo Santiago Coriz, his grandmother, Mary Coriz Lovato, and his father, Anthony Lovato, Joel carries on his family’s tradition of making timeless and unique jewelry.