Contemporary Genuine Turquoise Needle Point Sterling Silver Earrings.

These earrings are a gorgeous piece of contemporary jewelry. This one features a beautiful needle point design made from hand cut stones of Genuine Turquoise. This Turquoise has been set against the brilliance of shimmering Sterling Silver. Turquoise and Silver, what a great combination. Earrings measure 7/8". Stamped Sterling and signed.

There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and believe 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.