Inlaid Sterling Silver Pendant Genuine Turquoise Spiny Oyster Coral Beaded Necklace.

This Silver pendant is a true work of art. Intricate hand cut tiles of genuine Turquoise, Spiny Oyster, and Jet create a beautiful mosaic pattern. It hangs from a strand of 8mm red coral beads with Sterling Silver cones and clasp. The total length of the necklace is 19" with a 4-1/2" box link extension chain. The beaded necklace was strung in our shop. The pendant is stamped .925 and signed by the artist.

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.