Genuine Turquoise and Sterling Silver High Fashion Contemporary Slider Pendant.

This sensational Turquoise jewelry is truly elegant and fashionable. This slider pendant has been artfully hand made out of shimmering Sterling Silver and inlaid with intricate hand cut stones of genuine sky blue Turquoise. The inlay spirals around the cylindrical bead and the brilliant hues of the Turquoise come alive next to the shining Sterling Silver channels. This Bead Pendant would look great on its own or as a part of a beaded necklace. Turquoise and Sterling Silver, you can't go wrong with this traditional combination. This Turquoise bead slider pendant is 5/8" wide and has a diameter of about 1/2". Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist.

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.