Native American Graduated Turquoise Spiny Oyster Bead Necklace 1162-BNK
Native American Graduated Turquoise Spiny Oyster Bead Necklace.
This necklace is full of natural beauty. This fine piece of Native American jewelry has been beautifully hand strung with gorgeous disc beads of genuine Turquoise and Spiny Oyster. The Turquoise and Spiny Oyster beads appear on this choker in graduated sizes for a fashionable look. This Turquoise offers its natural blue-green colors and dazzling matrix. Just like snowflakes, no two Turquoise stones are exactly alike. The Spiny Oyster is ravishing with its natural warm colors that contrast with the Turquoise. This Turquoise necklace is 27" long.
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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