Genuine Turquoise Jewelry Silver Choker Necklace 2477-NK
Genuine Turquoise Jewelry Silver Choker Necklace.
This Genuine Turquoise Jewelry Silver Choker Necklace is a gorgeous piece of hand made Turquoise jewelry. Jewelry made with Turquoise is high in fashion now for its elegant natural colors. This necklace features gorgeous hand cut cabochons of genuine Turquoise. This Turquoise resembles Caryco Lake. Each Turquoise cab has been set in a hand made casing of shimmering Sterling Silver. The white shine of the Sterling Silver beautifully compliments the natural green shades of the Turquoise. This necklace has a box link chain for complete flexibility. The total length of this necklace is 17-1/2". The matching French hook earrings are 1-1/4" long. Stamped Sterling.
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. |