Genuine Cananea Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace and Earrings Jewelry Set Signed by Lucky.

Jewelry like this is meant to be treasured for generations. For this set the artist made a necklace and a pair of earrings. Each piece of jewelry in this set is large and substantial, something you can definitely make a strong statement with. This set features large hand-cut stones of genuine Cananea Turquoise. Each Turquoise stone has its aqua-blue colors and natural markings. Plus, the artist hand cut some heavy gauge sheets of Sterling Silver to give each piece a beautiful high shine. Hand made Sterling Silver details give this set extra ornamentation. Hand-cut and made in our shop. The necklace is 16" long. The post earrings are 1-1/8" wide. Stamped Sterling. Signed by the artist Lucky. You will be receiving one of the sets in the pictures below.

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.