Battle Mountain Nevada Turquoise Jewelry Native American Silver Squash Blossom Necklace 1810-SQNK
Battle Mountain Nevada Turquoise Jewelry Native American Silver Squash Blossom Necklace.
This Large Native American Turquoise Silver Squash Blossom Necklace was made in our shop by Navajo Indian jewelry artist Jimmy Emerson. Jimmy has worked with us for over 20 years creating his signature high quality Turquoise jewelry. Jimmy used large nuggets of genuine Turquoise to give this Squash Blossom necklace some gorgeous natural character. This Turquoise is beautiful with its natural green colors and natural matrix. Each Turquoise stone has been set in an individually hand made Sterling Silver casing that was soldered to a hand cut, hand stamped Sterling Silver sheet. The Sterling Silver bench beads and Sterling Silver squash blossom figures give this necklace a brilliant high shine. This fantastic Native American Squash Blossom is 27-1/2" long, and the naja is 4" long by 4-1/8" wide. It hangs like a 31-1/2" long necklace.
In Indian folklore it is said that there was once a chief with turquoise colored skin. One day he was running from his enemies in the hot desert. Whenever he stopped to rest, his perspiration ran onto the ground, collected in rocks and became turquoise. There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and that it helped overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend the lizard who travels between the above and the below, excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit.
We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.
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