Large Turquoise Jewelry Silver Pendant.

This Large Turquoise Jewelry Silver Pendant is a gorgeous piece of hand made southwestern Turquoise jewelry. This sensational pendant was hand made out of shimmering Sterling Silver. The center of this one has been dressed with a large hand cut oval cabochon of genuine green Turquoise. Turquoise jewelry is high in fashion now for its natural color and elegance. The Sterling Silver has been hand cut with traditional southwestern designs. Hand made Sterling Silver dots artfully surround the cab of Turquoise. Non Indian made. Suspended from a complimentary bead chain, this fine piece of Turquoise jewelry is 3" long. Stamped Sterling. The matrix of the Turquoise may slightly vary. The photo is an excellent representation of the one of a kind hand made piece of Turquoise you'll receive.

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.