Native American Turquoise Buffalo Fetish Sterling Silver Necklace 3448-FNK
Native American Turquoise Buffalo Fetish Sterling Silver Necklace.
This necklace features the powerful image of the mighty Buffalo. This gorgeous necklace features an impressive herd of hand carved Buffalo fetishes. These fetishes have a beautiful look to them. They were made from sky blue block Turquoise. Genuine Penn Shell heishi beads deliver natural earth tones as well as the spacing between the fetishes. A Sterling Silver cone adorns each end of this necklace with a high shine. Strung in our shop by Navajo Indian jewelry artist Berlinda Begay. The total length of this necklace is 28".
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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