Native American Sleeping Beauty Blue Cananea Turquoise Silver Choker Necklace.

This necklace is full of natural beauty. This one has been hand strung with beautiful beads of genuine sleeping beauty blue Cananea Turquoise. These Turquoise beads have been strung in graduated sizes for a fashionable look. Smaller Cananea Turquoise beads and plated Silver beads create the spacing between the Turquoise disc beads. Hand strung in our shop by Navajo Indian jewelry artist Berlinda Begay, this choker necklace is 17-1/2" long. An extension chain can be included with this item for $5.00 per inch. Let us know how long you'd like your extension chain in the 'comment box' as you check out.

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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