Native American Carved Turquoise Butterfly Sterling Silver Pendant.

This pendant is an impressive piece of hand made Native American jewelry. This pendant prominently features a cabochon of genuine Turquoise. This Turquoise has been beautifully hand carved to create the image of a butterfly. The carved Turquoise stone has been set against the brilliance of Sterling Silver. This pendant has a hand cut scalloped edge with hand stamped details. Made in our shop. Suspended from a complimentary Turquoise and Coral 17-3/4" necklace. This pendant can range in length from 2-1/2" to 3". Stamped Sterling. Signed by the Navajo artist with our hallmark. Due to the hand made nature of this item some slight variations may occur from piece to piece. The photo is an excellent representation of the one of a kind hand made pendant 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.

We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.

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