Inlaid Turquoise Sterling Silver Bear Belt Buckle 0335-BB
Inlaid Turquoise Sterling Silver Bear Belt Buckle.
This belt buckle is a true work of art! This one is just full of natural character. This buckle features an impressive inlaid design made from hand cut stones of genuine Turquoise. These Turquoise stones come together to form the image of the mighty bear. These inlaid designs appear on a belt buckle made from a very heavy gauge of Sterling Silver. Built sturdy and meant to last. Non Indian made. This belt buckle is 2-3/8" wide and 2-7/8" long with a 1-1/2" wide keeper on the back. 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. |