Native American Genuine Turquoise Twenty Strand Sterling Silver Necklace Jewelry by Veronica Begay.

This Turquoise Choker Necklace is a gorgeous piece of hand made Navajo Indian jewelry. Turquoise jewelry like this choker is high in fashion now for its natural beauty, its elegance, and color. This necklace has twenty hand strung strands of genuine Turquoise nuggets. The Turquoise nuggets are strung back-to-back giving it a classic Native character. Each end of this Turquoise necklace has been dressed with Sterling Silver cones and earth-toned beads. This Turquoise necklace is 31" in length. Strung in our shop by Veronica Begay. You will be receiving one item from the group pictured below.

Turquoise has been, since about 200 B.C., extensively used by southwestern U.S Native Americans and by many of the Indian tribes in Mexico. The Native American Jewelry or "Indian style" jewelry with turquoise mounted in or with silver is relatively new. Some believe this style of Jewelry was unknown prior to about 1880, when a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. Prior to this time, the Native Americans had made solid turquoise beads, carvings, and inlaid mosaics. Recently, turquoise has found wide acceptance among people of all walks of life and from many different ethnic groups.

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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