Inlaid Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Post Swirl Earrings.

This pair of hand made Earrings are absolutely gorgeous! These Turquoise Earrings were made into a elegant and fashionable design out of shimmering Sterling Silver. The captivating swirl design holds hand cut inlaid stones of genuine Turquoise. These fine Sterling Silver Post earrings are 2" 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.