Genuine Turquoise Chip Inlay Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet by Jackson.

This inlaid cuff bracelet is an impressive piece of hand made Turquoise jewelry. It features plenty of natural character with a striking chip inlay design made from genuine Turquoise. The Turquoise inlay creates a traditional Navajo Rug pattern which stands out nicely next to the shining heavy gauge Sterling Silver. Hand cut overlay designs complete the pattern. This Turquoise chip inlay bracelet is 1" wide and will fit a 6" to a 7-1/2" wrist. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist Jackson.

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