Native American Genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Sterling Silver Hair Barrette Jewelry 2019-3781-HB
Native American Turquoise Silver Hair Barrette.
Hair jewelry is high in fashion this season. This American made hair barrette was hand crafted out of shimmering Sterling Silver. The center of this Sterling Silver hair barrette holds a hand cut nugget of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. This gorgeous Turquoise delivers the color of the sky to the Sterling Silver. You definitely can't go wrong with Silver and Turquoise hair jewelry. Traditional hand stamped designs, hand-made leaves and dots give this one extra ornamentation. This hair barrette is 3-1/4" long and 1" wide. Hand-stamped designs 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. CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC |