Genuine Number 8 Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace Earrings and Bracelet Jewelry Set 2057-242921-NK-SET
Genuine Number 8 Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace Earrings and Bracelet Jewelry Set
Jewelry like this is meant to be treasured for generations. For this set the Navajo artist made a necklace, a bracelet, 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 stones of genuine Number 8 Nevada Turquoise. The Number 8 mine in Nevada hasn't been in operation for decades, so this Turquoise is a rare find. 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 twisted Sterling Silver wires and precise hand stamped details give this set extra ornamentation. A set with turquoise like this would have sold for $3500 to a retailer and $7000 retail in the 70's. Made in our shop. The necklace is 21" long. The bracelet is 2-3/4" wide and will fit a 6-1/2" to a 7-1/2" wrist. The earrings hang from their French hooks at a length of 2-3/8". Stamped Sterling. Signed by the artist with our hallmark. You will be receiving the items 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. |