Beaded Necklace Turquoise Apple Coral Sterling Silver Necklace Made by Veronica Begay

Designed and strung by Navajo artist Veronica Begay. The green and blue genuine Turquoise glow against the complementary red-orange hues. The apple coral beads are genuine and inspired by the Argillite found at Chaco Canyon. The graduated beads start out as 5mm at the ends of the necklace and go up to about 20mm at the center. Each end is dressed with a Sterling Silver cone with a hook-eye clasp. The Sterling silver beautifully accents this already amazing piece of jewelry. Strung in our shop, this necklace is 19-3/4" long. Cones are stamped Sterling. The last picture demonstrates the range of variety you can expect from piece to piece.

This necklace was made by Navajo artist Veronica Begay. Veronica is the niece to famed Navajo Indian silversmith Victor Begay. Veronica, also known as Ronni, was born and raised on the reservation in a small town called Many Farms, AZ. Veronica has been making silver and beaded jewelry since she was 15 years old. Her parents, Wilson and Linda Begay, specialized in Navajo cluster designs taught her the art. She comes from a family of silversmiths. Her parents are well known on the reservation and her uncle, Victor Begay, is a famous and well known silversmith.

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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