Inlaid Turquoise Coral Sterling Silver Bear Pendant.

This pendant is an impressive work of art. This pendant features the traditional image of the mighty bear in shimmering Sterling Silver. This Sterling Silver bear symbol artfully showcases a dazzling inlaid design made from hand cut stones of genuine Turquoise, Apple Coral, Mother of Pearl, Jet, and lab Opal. Non Indian made. Suspended from a complimentary chain, this pendant is 1-1/4" long and 1-1/4" wide. The matching French hook earrings are 1-3/8" long. The matrix in the gemstones may slightly vary. The photo is an excellent representation of the one of a kind hand crafted pendant you'll receive.

Turquoise has been, since about 200 B.C., extensively used by southwestern U.S Native Americans and by many of the Indian tribes in Mexico. The Native American Jewelry or "Indian style" jewelry with turquoise mounted in or with silver is relatively new. Some believe this style of Jewelry was unknown prior to about 1880, when a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. Prior to this time, the Native Americans had made solid turquoise beads, carvings, and inlaid mosaics. Recently, turquoise has found wide acceptance among people of all walks of life and from many different ethnic groups.