Native American Sleeping Beauty Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Cross Pendant.

This pendant is a gorgeous work of art. This fine piece of Native American jewelry features the beautiful and traditional image of the cross in Sterling Silver. The center of this tufa-cast cross has been artfully dressed with a hand cut nugget of genuine natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. This one has been hand stamped with traditional fine line designs for the perfect amount of detail. Suspended from a complimentary chain, this Zuni pendant is 2-1/4" long and 1-1/4" wide. Stamped Sterling. Stones and stamped details will vary slightly. You will receive one from the group of pendants pictured below.

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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