Native American Genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Sterling Silver Hair Barrette Jewelry 1152-HB
Native American Turquoise Silver Hair Barrette.
Hair jewelry is high in fashion this season. This Native American Indian made hair barrette was hand crafted out of shimmering Sterling Silver. The center of this Sterling Silver hair barrette holds a hand cut cab of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. This gorgeous Turquoise delivers adds a touch of color to the Sterling Silver. Traditional hand stamped designs give this one extra ornamentation. This hair barrette is 3-1/8" long and 1" wide. Hand stamped designs and Turquoise may slightly vary. You will be receiving one of the items in the pictures below.
In Indian folklore it is said that there was once a chief with turquoise colored skin. One day he was running from his enemies in the hot desert. Whenever he stopped to rest, his perspiration ran onto the ground, collected in rocks and became turquoise.
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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