Harley Carved Turquoise Eagle Sterling Silver Necklace Signed 1842-NK
Harley Carved Turquoise Eagle Sterling Silver Necklace Signed.
What a work of art! This necklace features the impressive image of the eagle made from hand carved stones of block Turquoise. This necklace design was a hot seller in the eighties. This Turquoise has been set in the brilliance of shimmering Sterling Silver to complete the eagle with an illustrious high shine. It has a box link chain for flexibility. The eagle itself measures about 3" wide. The total length of this necklace is 18". Turquoise will vary slightly from piece to piece, you'll receive one from the group pictured below. Signed by the artist BL and Stamped Sterling.
To Native Americans, the eagle embodied not only ferocity but also purity, for it flew high in the atmosphere, where the air was clearest - and where, in the belief of many Indians, the Great Spirit resided. Those who wished to ask something of the Great Spirit sometimes sent their message by way of the eagle spirit. Some believe birds to be symbols of the soul, as well as intermediaries to the gods. Seeking their cooperation, Native Americans have plied bird spirits with offerings and performed dances to honor and beseech them. Pleas are sent skyward in the smoke of burning tobacco. Feathers are often considered the most potent part of the bird and are passed down as cherished symbols of the power bestowed by those creatures that soar in the lofty realms where many of the gods dwell.
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. | 