Double Strand Turquoise Glass Bead Choker Necklace

This Double Strand Turquoise Glass Bead Choker Necklace is a gorgeous and colorful piece of hand-made Native American jewelry. This necklace features two hand-strung strands, one of stabilized reconstructed Turquoise beads and one of crushed, cracked and reconstructed pink glass that link at the center, so one side is Turquoise and the other is pink glass, creating a dazzling, fashionable look. If the Turquoise were genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, just one strand would be $900. Each end of this beaded necklace is dressed with a shimmering cap of Sterling Silver and a hook-eye and comb clasp. The total length of this choker necklace reaches 20".

There are many legends about Turquoise; the Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and 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.

We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize that it is important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.

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