Native American Jewelry Hand Made Sterling Silver Cross Pendant.

This Sterling Silver Cross Pendant is a sensational piece of Navajo Indian jewelry. This Pendant was hand cut from a large sheet of shimmering Sterling Silver to create the spiritual image of the cross. This sensational Sterling Silver cross was perfectly hand stamped with traditional southwestern designs. This large Native American pendant will match perfectly with any other Silver jewelry that's already in your collection. Suspended from a complimentary bead chain, this Sterling Silver cross pendant is 3-3/4" long and 2-3/4" wide. Stamped Sterling and signed by the Navajo Indian artist J.

The Dine' (or Navajo) People are a unique group of American Indians still living the traditional way of life throughout the four corners region of the Southwestern United States. The Navajo people have returned to the original name, the Dine' (pronounced di-nay'h), given to them by their holy people. The Dine' land (aka Navajo reservation) on top of Oak Creek Canyon is the largest reservation established for the Dine', covering about 25,000 sq. miles of land, and is located in parts of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. The Navajo were the first of the southwestern Indians to produce metal jewelry. Around the mid-19th Century a Navajo Medicine Man, Atsidi Sani, convinced a Mexican blacksmith to teach him the art of working with metal. When the Navajo returned to their homeland in 1868 after their imprisonment at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, traders arrived in the area bringing silver coins with them. It was with these coins that the Navajo began to make silver jewelry.

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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