Navajo 4 strand turquoise, heishi & abalone shell beads - Help needed for age, origin, turquoise & value

Hello, I have owned this piece for more than 10 years. It was a present of my deceased aunt for me so unfortunately I do not know anything about the origin (SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO?) and the age. I think it is real turquoise but since I am not familiar with the different kinds of turquoise it would be great if you could give me your guess about the kind of turquoise used. Any advice would be helpful - maybe you could also give a rough estimate how much this will be worth now. THANKS

I would call this Santo Domingo. From the image it appears to be real turquoise, along with abalone. You see pieces similar to this for $150. I would think that this would have been relatively new in your aunt’s collection. Thanks for sharing.

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