Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Traditional Southwest Cuff Bracelet.

This Turquoise Cuff Bracelet is a sensational piece of hand made Turquoise jewelry. The cuff of this bracelet was hand made out of shimmering Sterling Silver. This Sterling Silver cuff holds a row of hand cut square cabochons of genuine Turquoise. These Turquoise cabs deliver their elegant natural cool colors to the white shine of the Sterling Silver. Turquoise and Sterling, a traditional and fashionable combination that you can't go wrong with. Hand twisted Sterling Silver wires and hand made Sterling Silver dots give this fine piece of Turquoise jewelry extra detail. This Turquoise Bracelet is 3/4" wide. It'll fit a 5-1/2" to a 6-1/2" wrist. 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.